I call the meeting to order.
This is the Standing Committee on Finance, and we're doing pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2017 budget. For those witnesses who are here, we sent out a number of questions related to economic growth. You could try to touch on some of those points as well.
We like to try to hold the presentations to about five minutes so we can get into some questions from members.
Before we start, what we typically do when we're on the road is to ask members to introduce themselves so that you know who you're dealing with, what part of the country they come from, and what party they're with.
I'm Wayne Easter, chair of the committee. I'm a Liberal member of Parliament from Malpeque, Prince Edward Island.