I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 158 of the Standing Committee on Finance.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. All witnesses have completed the required connection test in advance of the meeting.
I'd like to remind participants of the following points. Please wait until I recognize you by name. All comments should be addressed through the chair. Members, please raise your hand if you wish to speak, whether participating in person or via Zoom. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can.
Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1 and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, September 26, the committee is resuming its study on the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2025 budget.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses.
With us today, we have, from the Canadian Credit Union Association, its vice president of government relations, Michael Hatch. From the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, we have its president, Linda Silas. From the Canadian Teachers' Federation, we have Heidi Yetman, president. From the Convenience Industry Council of Canada, we have president and chief executive officer, Anne Kothawala, joining us via video conference. From the Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, we have interim director of governance and strategy, Melissa Hamonic. From Unifor, we have the national representative of the research department, Simon Lavigne, and the Quebec director, Daniel Cloutier.
With that, we are going to open it up to the witnesses' opening remarks. You'll have up to five minutes to deliver those remarks before we move into members' questions. We are going to start—