We'll call the meeting to order.
We want to pursue our study on direct assistance measures and fiscal environment for the forestry and manufacturing sectors. We have some witnesses before us this afternoon from four different groups: from the City of Thunder Bay, the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the United Steelworkers, and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. Those are the four.
We also have one further, an individual from Thunder Bay. There seems to be a bit of a communication breakdown. We don't know exactly how that happened; we'll follow it through. We have an individual who has travelled from Thunder Bay, who was, in his words, asked to present.
I'm asking the committee whether they would prefer to handle this by way of offering a five-minute presentation from this individual and allowing him to join the panel, or not. It would take unanimous consent. That's the only way I'd permit it, so I'll put it to the committee at this point.
If there are any objections, speak now or hold your peace.