Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Minister, thank you for making yourself available today. I look around the room and I notice the standing-room audience, which is probably reflective of your star power. I can't think of any other reason so many people would be here today.
As with any changing of the guard, the stakeholders are going to have some concern about the direction in which a new minister is going to take the ministry. I understand you have some 17 crown corporations within your portfolio. Perhaps one of the most critical issues is the kind of management or leadership style that you'll bring to bear. That would bring me to the question and relates to the autonomy of these crown corporations.
I'm curious to know whether you support the autonomy of the crown corporations within your portfolio, and if not, what kind of an increased role do you see yourself playing in the day-to-day affairs of those crown corporations?