Thank you, Mr. O'Shea.
Thank you for your statement and for your advocacy for our most vulnerable citizens. We thank you for that, and we appreciate it.
Members and witnesses, I will just let everybody know who our witnesses are today. Then the witnesses will have an opportunity to make a five-minute opening statement for the members.
With us here today, we have, from the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Dr. Robin Whitaker, vice-president; from Fish, Food and Allied Workers-Unifor, Courtney Glode, director of public affairs; from Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, Deatra Walsh, director of advocacy and communications; from the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Sector Pensioners' Association, Sharron Callahan, executive director; from Dooley's Trucking, Barry Warren, president, Canadian Courier Ltd.
We are going to start with the Canadian Association of University Teachers and Dr. Robin Whitaker for five minutes, please.