Colleagues, the sooner we start, the sooner we can go home and get some sleep, and it might just be before midnight.
This is the second hour of our panel here at our second meeting of the subcommittee of finance. From the Canadian Construction Association, we have Ward Prystay; from the Mining Association, we have Mr. Pierre Gratton, president and chief executive officer; and from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, we have Ray Orb.
We're simply going to do the same as we did last time. We'll go with ten-minute presentations from each of you. I will start with you, Mr. Prystay, and then move to Mr. Gratton and Mr. Orb.