I call to order meeting number 44 of the Standing Committee on Finance.
I want to welcome our guests here for this afternoon's session. We are continuing our 2014 pre-budget consultations pursuant to Standing Order 83.1.
Colleagues, we have two panels before us today. We do have votes, I believe at six tonight, so we'll be a little compressed in the second panel.
With us here in the first panel, from the Alzheimer Society of Canada, is Mr. Jim Mann. We also have Chief Roberta Jamieson, president and CEO of Indspire. From Mitacs, we have Mr. Graham Carr. We also have Neurological Health Charities Canada, and Mr. Bruce Ireland; and from YWCA Canada, we have a director, Ms. Ann Decter. Welcome to the committee.
You will each have five minutes maximum for your opening statement, and then we'll have questions from members.
We'll begin with Mr. Mann, please.