We'll call the meeting to order. This afternoon we're continuing our pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2017 budget. We have seven witnesses before us.
Before we start, we have a vote tonight at six o'clock, which means that we'll have to stop at 5:45. I believe there are four votes. It doesn't seem right to ask people to sit around for 45 minutes or an hour to wait for us. What I suggest we do is tighten up this panel until 4:45 and the next panel from 4:45 to 5:45. We'll limit questions to four minutes. We'll limit the presentations and hold them tight to five minutes. I think we can get everybody through without creating undue difficulties. I'm sorry we have to do that, but this is the way this place works from time to time.
To get everybody through as fast as we can and hear all the good information they have for us on growing the economy and on the budget, we'll start with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Brakel.