Thank you, Chair.
Welcome to our witnesses today.
It's unfortunate we lost Mr. Morneau because of technology problems. I'll skip the questions for him and go directly to Mr. Barton.
Mr. Barton, as you've alluded to today, the $27 billon available for investment through CIB is, of course, great for infrastructure programs across this country. A lot of work is being done in many areas that desperately need that funding, like the broadband programs, for instance, that are being developed in rural Canada. This work wouldn't happen without the support of the bank.
I want to ask you, for the benefit of the committee, if you can please tell us about your role on the advisory committee of the council on growth. What were your contributions to the conversations surrounding the creation of the Canada Infrastructure Bank?