We will commence--or I should more accurately say we should recommence.
The finance committee has been hearing submissions from across Canada for the past number of weeks. I want to commend my committee members for their dedication to this task, but I can tell you, I believe we are more stimulated and interested in the presentations now than we were at the outset. It has been a wonderful education, and we thank you for being part of that process of educating us on your point of view. We look forward to your presentations, and I thank you.
We are going to begin with five-minute presentations, but before we do that, I want to give you a little coaching here. I will give you an indication when you have one minute or less remaining, if you care to make some eye contact with me, and then we will unceremoniously cut you off at five minutes to allow all of us to participate in this process. I prepare you for that in advance. Thank you.
Now, from the Consortium of Women's Organizations of Nova Scotia, Stella Lord is here. Welcome to you. You have five minutes. Take it away.