I call to order the second meeting of this session of the Standing Committee on Finance. The committee is beginning its study, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), of the retirement income security of Canadians.
We have with us today four organizations and one individual. We have, first of all, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada; secondly, we have Teamsters Canada; thirdly, we have the Canadian Labour Congress; fourthly, we have the Canadian Institute of Actuaries; and as an individual, we have Monsieur Michel Benoit, legal counsel.
Thank you all for coming to be with us today to discuss this issue.
Colleagues, we have a vote at 5:30, so the meeting will end at 5:15 p.m.
Each organization or individual will have 10 minutes for an opening statement. We'll start with the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.