I'd like to call the meeting to order. I want to thank the witnesses for coming at this time.
We have a couple of changes in the first panel. We will fill it out to have a full five, so that we have five here. We'll be hearing from the Conference Board of Canada, Key Porter Books, the Forest Products Association of Canada, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, and the Town of Hearst in the first panel.
We have our witnesses before us. We have our members here waiting to hear your testimony. We appreciate your coming in and testifying in the pre-budget consultation process.
We'll start with Paul Darby. The floor is yours.