Thank you, colleagues.
For the first hour of discussion on this bill, we have with us the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Mr. Kevin Page. We also have three of his colleagues with us: Mr. Sahir Khan, Mr. Mostafa Askari, and Mr. Jason Jacques. Thank you for being with us.
As a committee, we also want to thank you for your letter and your work in costing out this private member's bill, particularly your letter of May 14, 2010. Thank you very much for doing that work on behalf of the committee. We certainly appreciate it.
Mr. Page, you have time for an opening statement regarding this bill, and then we'll have questions from members.