Thanks, everyone. I'd like to call the Standing Committee on Finance to order for meeting number 56. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are continuing our study on tax incentives for charitable donations.
We have a number of witnesses this afternoon. We have Andrew McManus, chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals; Owen Charters, president and chief executive officer of CanadaHelps; Dennis Howlett, the coordinator of Canadians for Tax Fairness; Jim Patrick, senior vice-president, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, for Mobile Giving Foundation Canada; and we have Ruth MacKenzie, president and chief executive officer of Volunteer Canada.
Ms. McManus, we'll start with you. You have five minutes.