I call the meeting to order.
For the witnesses who are here for the formal presentation—just so you know what we're up to—we have a 15-minute session of what we call “open mikes” when we're on the road. That means that anybody in the audience who has registered has an opportunity to make a one-minute statement at the floor mike. There are no questions from members to those presenters, but their information and their request goes on the record and is considered part of the pre-budget consultations.
We are here for the pre-budget consultations for the 2019 budget. We welcome and thank everyone who is here.
We'll start with the open-mike sessions, with Orvie Dingwall.
Welcome, Orvie.