I call this meeting to order, the 42nd meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance.
I want to welcome all of our witnesses here today to continue our discussion regarding the pre-budget consultations.
We have with us here, on the first panel, seven organizations to present to us. We have, first of all, the Canadian Council of Christian Charities; deuxièmement, l'Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec. We have the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association, and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations.
You'll each have five minutes for an opening statement, and we'll proceed in that order. So we will start with the Canadian Council of Christian Charities, please.