I call the meeting to order.
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, we are holding pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2017 budget.
I welcome the witnesses here. As you know, in the letter that went to each of you, we outlined that we would like people to hold their presentations to about five minutes, and especially to emphasize anything you have to say about how we may better achieve economic growth in this country.
With that, we will go to the first witness, Ms. Cianfarani of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries.