I want to welcome everyone back to the 85th meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance.
I want to welcome our guests as well.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), this is a study of the economic and fiscal outlook.
As you know, colleagues, two times per year we have the Parliamentary Budget Officer, so we're very pleased to have Mr. Kevin Page back before the committee today. He's joined by three of his colleagues from the Parliamentary Budget Office. We have Mr. Mostafa Askari, Mr. Sahir Khan, and Mr. Chris Matier. Welcome to all of you. Thank you for joining us here today.
Mr. Page, I'll ask you to begin with your opening statement and then we'll begin with members' questions immediately after that.