I call this meeting to order. This is meeting number 46 of the Standing Committee on Finance. According to our orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, we are continuing our pre-budget consultations for 2014.
Colleagues, we have two panels this afternoon and early evening. I want to welcome our guests for the first panel. We have with us this afternoon from the Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Dr. Richard Klasa. From the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement we have the president, Maureen O'Neil. From the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada we have the CEO, Mr. David Sculthorpe. From Hope Air we have the executive director, Mr. Douglas Keller-Hobson. From Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre we have the president and CEO, Dr. Barry McLellan.
Welcome to all of you. You will each have five minutes maximum for your opening statement.
We'll begin with Mr. Klasa, please.