Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a two-part question for you, Mr. Vick, picking up on something that two of the other witnesses said. Mr. Riordan said that the real advantage of getting the private sector involved, and I'm paraphrasing here, is that the private sector is good at identifying projects that are the most promising and productive. We also heard from Ms. Skivsky this idea around the speed at which projects start and the need to get shovels in the ground quickly and to get people working.
Can you comment on both of these aspects in the context of the REM project? How did the role of the private sector steer the design and shape of the project in a way that was productive for some but not necessarily for the public?