Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the minister for being with us. It's always great to have you.
With regard to the supplementary estimates, I think it's very important to note that our government has been focused on deficit reduction. We want to bring our deficit under control and make sure we have a zero deficit going forward. Notwithstanding that, maybe you can confirm to me that we're seeing a net increase in the Infrastructure Canada supplementary estimates (B). I think that's a really good news story. It's showing Canadians we are very much focused on infrastructure renewal.
In your introductory remarks you mentioned a lowering of the age of infrastructure from 17 to 14.4 years, outstripping the average age from 1961 to 2011, so we're seeing a great gain there.
I wonder whether you could confirm that is indeed the case, that we are seeing a net increase.