Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to preface my comments by saying thank you for being here today, and also that my questions are going to concentrate on the business of government versus the politics of government. I'm not here to cross-examine you. I'm here to contribute to the overall study.
With that said, to be productive in how we move forward on the business of government specifically.... As your website states, and you said earlier, CIB is “partnering with public, private and Indigenous groups to fill gaps—structural, economic and commercial risk—which will result in a more resilient, sustainable and prosperous” communities throughout the country.
I want to get a bit more granular on that, in terms of the innovative partnerships you've been able to accrue over time. The biggest part is the leveraging you actually provide—and I underline in bold the word “leveraging”—to expedite needed infrastructure work and, secondly, to alleviate the financial burden, for example, on property taxpayers within communities and on water bills, based on the capital work you partner to do. Of course, with that leveraging, the funding you bring to the table, once again, takes that burden off the property taxpayer or waste-water ratepayer.
Can you comment a bit on that, in terms of the productivity the CIB offers those communities?