I call this meeting to order. It's the thirty-ninth meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance, continuing our discussions surrounding pre-budget consultations 2010.
We have two panels here this morning of seven organizations each. In the first panel, we have the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Canadian Steel Producers Association, the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, the Mining Association of Canada, Le Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres, the Certified Management Accountants of Canada, and the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.
Welcome to all of you. Thank you for joining us here this morning. You each have a five-minute opening statement.
We'll begin with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Mr. Mains.