I call this meeting to order. This is meeting number 124 of the Standing Committee on Finance.
I want to welcome all of our witnesses here this morning.
Colleagues, we have six organizations presenting this morning.
Welcome.
We have with us from the Canadian Labour Congress, Mr. Ken Georgetti, president; from Fair Pensions for All, Mr. Tom Charette, senior policy adviser; from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Mr. Brock Carlton, CEO; from the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, Mr. Ian Morrison, spokesperson; and from the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Mr. Chris Aylward, the national executive vice-president. We are expecting the Canadian Taxpayers Federation as well.
You will each have up to five minutes for your opening statements, and then we'll have questions from the members.
We will start with Mr. Georgetti.