Thank you, Chair, and I want to thank all the witnesses for being here this afternoon.
This is a very interesting topic. I was intrigued by a number of things. There's one area that I want to get to, which a number of my constituents have asked me to bring up with you, but I'll save that for the second half.
I want to begin by following up on what Mr. Poilievre was talking about in terms of the 12% to 18%. You're telling me that as a result of this, my constituents in York Centre in Toronto are paying higher taxes, are having to live with fewer services, are having to endure crumbling infrastructure—and the Gardiner Expressway is a really good example of this—and are having to potentially pay road tolls in order to take advantage of new roads. This doesn't seem right.
How do I as a member of Parliament who represents them explain that to them? It doesn't seem fair. Could you please comment on that?