I call to order the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance.
I want to thank everyone for being here this afternoon. We have eight organizations who are presenting, but there will be one presentation on behalf of four organizations.
First of all, by video conference, from Calgary, Alberta, we have the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
Second, we have the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
Third, we will hear from the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada.
We have Oxfam Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
I want to thank you all for being with us this afternoon.
We will begin with the video conference presentation from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
As an Edmontonian, I'll just request that you remove the jersey behind you, if at all possible.