We would like to start. Good morning.
Thank you to the witnesses for appearing. We have to apologize, because we've been scrambling a little bit. We had a bit of a problem trying to organize this from our end because some of the members got left behind, either because of snowstorms or because there's a budget bill being debated in the House. So some of the members were left behind.
Your testimony, your briefs, your memoirs are being recorded, so the transcript is actually going to be on record. So if anybody wants to look up what you're advocating for, we're going to have that on record.
Also, some of the members lost their luggage, so some of us are not properly dressed. We have to apologize for that as well.
If we can start, I'm going to allow you a five-minute opening commentary to present your brief, and then we're going to allow a portion of time for members to ask questions. So let's begin.
Mr. MacKinnon, you have five minutes, please. Go ahead.