I call back members to the committee, please. We will start the second panel.
We have from the skills and employment branch of the Department of Employment and Social Development, Ms. Wernick, who is the associate assistant deputy minister; Ms. Demers, the director general of strategy and partnerships; and Mr. Brown, acting director general of employment insurance policy.
From the federal-provincial and social policy branch of the Department of Finance, we have Glenn Purves, the general director—welcome, again, Glenn; and Mr. MacMinn, senior economist.
Thank you for coming. The floor is yours for an opening statement. I will admit that we're under a pretty tight time frame; sorry for making you wait.