I call this meeting to order. This is meeting number 28 of the Standing Committee on Finance. Our orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), are for the study of youth employment in Canada.
We have five witnesses with us here this afternoon. I want to thank all of you for joining us here at the finance committee.
This will be the order of presentation. We have Mr. Christopher Smillie, senior adviser, government relations and public affairs, with the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. We have the president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ms. Dianne Woloschuk. We have the national president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Mr. Paul Moist. We have, from Restaurants Canada, here under their new brand, the executive vice-president, government affairs, Ms. Joyce Reynolds. From the Royal Bank of Canada, we have the vice-president, RBC learning, Ms. Susan Uchida.
Welcome to the committee.
You all have five minutes for your opening statements.
We will start with Mr. Smillie. We'll proceed down the row, and then we'll have questions from members.