Thank you very much, Mr. Arturo Elias, president of General Motors of Canada Limited; Mr. John Stapleton, vice-president and chief financial officer; and Mr. David Paterson, vice-president of corporate and environmental affairs. On behalf of the committee and the members of Parliament here, we thank you very much for coming in front of our committee to give us your testimony, especially on such short notice. We've also noted that you're the first to appear. It's noted and appreciated, and it speaks volumes about your commitment to your company and to Canada and your commitment to openness and transparency to Canadians.
We'll suspend now for five minutes to allow our next panel of witnesses to appear.