I call to order this joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology and the Standing Committee on Finance. We are continuing, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), our study of credit card interchange fees and the debit payment system in Canada.
We have with us here today four organizations: the Canadian Payments Association, Option consommateurs, the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers, and the Canadian Community Reinvestment Coalition.
We'll start with the Canadian Payments Association.