I call to order meeting number 18 of the Standing Committee on Finance. We are continuing our examination of Bill C-9, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget, tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010.
We have two panels before us this afternoon and evening. I want to welcome all the witnesses and thank them for coming in today. We have six organizations here with us. We have the Canadian Environmental Law Association, the Green Budget Coalition, MiningWatch Canada, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and Ecojustice Canada. We have by teleconference from Calgary the Alberta Wilderness Association.
We have five minutes for an opening presentation for each organization and for logistics. We'll start with the Alberta Wilderness Association.
Ms. Kwasniak, can you hear me?