Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to welcome the witnesses and thank them very much for appearing before the committee today.
My first question is for Dr. Riordan or Ms. Skivsky.
On the one hand, the Canada Infrastructure Bank's project accelerator program works with developers, provides expert advice and helps to find creative funding solutions.
Could you talk about the important role the Canada Infrastructure Bank can play and how creative funding can help to move projects forward better?
On the other hand, as you know, we're in a health crisis. The pandemic is a global problem, and Canadians aren't immune. The priority of this government and all Canadians is to get the economy moving again and create jobs for Canadians. The Conservatives, and particularly our colleague Andrew Scheer, seem to have another idea: they are calling for over $12 billion in cuts.
I'd like to hear your opinion on that.