I call this meeting to order.
Welcome, everyone, to meeting number 104 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1 and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, June 8, 2023, the committee is meeting to discuss the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 budget.
The finance committee is honoured to be starting our cross-country tour right here in beautiful Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the birthplace of Confederation, with great seafood, agriculture, tourism [Technical difficulty—Editor]. One of your local MPs, Robert Morrissey, is here with us from Egmont riding, and a number of MPs [Technical difficulty—Editor].
We will have an opportunity now to hear testimony from the witnesses. We'll hear from Prince Edward Island and how that testimony can help shape budget 2024. [Technical difficulty—Editor] in case you need those. You can access French or English on them.
Now we'll go to the witnesses. From Coalition Canada Basic Income, we welcome Trish Altass, research coordinator; and Marie Burge, community program coordinator. From the Construction Association of Prince Edward Island, we welcome Sam Sanderson, general manager. We also welcome Martin Roy, executive director of Festivals and Major Events Canada; Kim Griffin, president of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce; and Ian MacPherson, a senior adviser with the Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association.
Each group will have up to five minutes to provide an opening statement to the members before we get into questions.
We will start with Coalition Canada Basic Income, and I believe Marie Burge will be providing that testimony.
Thank you.