Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I also want to thank the witnesses for being here.
As I listen to the panel, I hear a lot of different ideas for budget 2013.
I have to admit that I was quite surprised, Ms. Bittman, and actually quite disappointed, that you would come here and use this as an open mike without even having read the submission submitted by your organization.
Nevertheless, I'm going to try to put all of that aside, because Canada faces some pretty tough times. We are still faced with a fragile economy. We remain very, very tepid as far as moving forward goes. However, Canada is doing better than most countries. As a result, we're looking towards budget 2013 to try to continue job growth, prosperity over the long term and, of course, growth in the economy.
Ms. Milner, perhaps you could tell me how you feel about balancing the budget. Do you have any ideas for cost-neutral regulation changes or anything in your industry for budget 2013 that might help us ensure we don't fall behind?