Order, please. Take your places, committee members.
Thank you.
I will now call the meeting to order. I would like to welcome our witnesses and committee members.
The mandate of the Standing Committee on Finance of the House of Commons is to study and report on the budget policy proposals put forward to the federal government. The theme this year is Canada's role in a competitive world.
We asked our witnesses ahead of time to limit their remarks to five minutes, even though we know that this will not be easy. Nevertheless, we are going to stick to that timeline. If you would just glance up at me, I will give you a signal when you have one minute or less left, and at the end of the five minutes, I will ask you to wind-up. The idea is to allow time for a dialogue with members and to give you time to answer their questions.
The first witness is Denis Juneau, the President of the Regroupement des cégeps de la région du Québec.
Welcome, Mr. Juneau. You have five minutes.