This afternoon's session is meeting number six of the Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) we are continuing our pre-budget hearings for budget 2016.
I welcome the witnesses here this afternoon. I certainly thank you for putting your presentations together on substantially short notice. We've been having a lot of good information brought forward to the committee this week and we appreciate your doing your part.
We'll start with Mr. Brault from the Canada Council for the Arts.