Good afternoon.
Thank you to the witnesses for coming by and taking time out of your day.
We're here pursuant to Standing Order 83(1) on the pre-budget consultations for 2006.
We're going to allow you five minutes for your opening comments and opening briefs. We are going to keep you to the five minutes because the MPs are going to want to ask questions.
I am going to go in the order I have here.
From the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Korgemets. Go ahead for five minutes, please.