I call this meeting to order.
This is the 90th meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, March 14, 2012, we are continuing our study of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations).
Colleagues, we have eight individuals who will present to us during this two-hour session.
First of all, we have the Canadian LabourWatch Association. We have the Quebec Employers' Council. We have Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. We have Merit Canada. We have the Montreal Economic Institute. We have the Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada. We have the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. We have the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Welcome to all of you. Thank you very much for being with us. As you can see, it's a very full panel today, so I would request that you respect the five-minute maximum time for your opening presentation, and at the end of the last presentation we'll have questions from members.
We will start with Mr. Mortimer.