Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for being here this morning. We are very pleased to be here in Moncton, New Brunswick. Thank you all for coming to present to the finance committee.
This is the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance. We are continuing our pre-budget consultations for 2011.
We have four organizations to present to us this morning: Every Woman's Centre, the Atlantic Provinces Community College Consortium, the Canadian Real Estate Association, and the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.
You will each have up to five minutes for an opening statement, and then we'll have questions from all members of the committee.
Ms. Smith-MacDonald, could we please start with your opening statement?