I call to order meeting number 34 of the Standing Committee on Finance. The orders of the day, pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, April 8, 2014, are that we resume our study of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures.
We want to welcome our guests here this afternoon for this bill. We have first of all, as an individual, Professor Allison Christians from McGill University. Welcome to the committee. We also have from Credit Union Central of Canada, the director of financial sector policy, Monsieur Marc-André Pigeon. From Moodys Gartner Tax Law LLP, we have Mr. Roy Berg, director of U.S. tax law. Welcome. And from Toronto, we have by video conference the president and CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, Mr. Ian Russell.
Mr. Russell, can you hear me okay?