Finance committee  I think the reputation of the Canadian pension funds, particularly CPPIB, is quite good around the world. I think people see us as high-performing organizations that have an ability to make good professional judgements on investments, and as sound and reliable partners for other organizations, and we have high integrity.

Finance committee  I can. We are subject to the act, and we will continue to honour that commitment. Mr. Leduc.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I'll give some comments, and I think Mr. Cass may want to as well. We believe that our mandate is very clear. We need to maximize returns for our pensioners and contributors while also not taking undue risks. When we look at maximizing returns without undue risk of loss, we believe that it is prudent to gradually increase our risk up towards the 85% equity equivalent risk, and we're doing so over an extended period of time.

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. On governance, we're governed by a professional board of 12 directors who are appointed and selected based on their financial, business, and other related expertise. They take their governance role extremely seriously and challenge management in that regard.

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question, and thank you for your congratulations. Yes, we have now, in our latest quarter, which we'll formally announce next week, assets under management of $300.5 billion.

Finance committee  I'm delighted to have received and accepted the invitation to appear here. I look forward to future invitations to appear again.

Finance committee  If the committee would like to see me more often, I'd be delighted to come here more often.

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for having me here today to speak with you and answer questions regarding the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and how we are helping ensure that the CPP remains sustainable for future generations. With me are Michel Leduc, our senior managing director of public affairs and communications, and Ed Cass, our chief investment strategist.