Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll begin with a brief comment.
Mr. Peterson, obviously I appreciated my colleague's joke about how many resources would be mobilized to answer the committee's questions. However, on a more serious note, I would still like to reiterate the importance of recognizing all the work you do. For a healthy democracy, it's important for the government to have answers to its questions, but also for all legislators. For that, I tip my hat and thank you.
In this final round, I would like to ask you about the evolution of wages in relation to inflation. We're seeing higher than normal inflation, historical inflation. Does the wage level keep up with that inflation? How does it fluctuate?
Is it fair to say that, on average, workers will become poorer as a result of this inflation, or have they been able to negotiate wage increases to offset this inflation?