I call to order the 43rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance. It's wonderful to be here in lovely Vancouver. This is the first of our nine city stops for pre-budget meetings. We have with us today in Vancouver 30 witnesses, so we have a very full agenda. We're also doing a site visit to the Port of Vancouver today.
I want to welcome all colleagues to Vancouver.
We have sessions of an hour and a half and we have seven witness groups per session, so it's a very busy time. In the first session we have with us, first, the Corporation of Delta; second, First Call: B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition; third, the Ladner Sediment Group; fourth, the Rental Owners and Managers Society of British Columbia; fifth, the Public Service Alliance of Canada; sixth, the Village of Tahsis; and seventh, the Sport Matters Group.
We'll ask for an opening statement of up to five minutes from each group in the order I've presented.
We'll start with Ms. Jackson, please.
You can begin your submission.