I call to order the thirteenth meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), today we're doing a study on measures to enhance credit availability and the stability of the Canadian financial system.
This morning we welcome four organizations.
First of all, we have the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada, with the superintendent, Ms. Julie Dickson.
We have Export Development Canada, with the president and CEO, Mr. Eric Siegel.
The third organization is the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, with the Honourable Douglas D. Peters. As a former secretary of state for financial institutions, he should know the subject very well. We also have with us an economist with that organization, Mr. Arthur Donner.
The fourth organization we have with us is the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association, with the president and the CEO, Mr. Richard Gauthier, and their chief economist, Mr. Michael Hatch.
If you have an opening statement, it would be helpful if we can keep it as close to five minutes as possible, but I will allow you some leeway today.
We'll start with Ms. Dickson and work our way down.