I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 164 of the Standing Committee on Finance. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. All witnesses have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting.
I'd like now to remind participants of the following points: Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking, and 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, 2024, the committee is resuming its study on the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2025 budget.
Before we get to our witnesses today, I'd like to thank all the witnesses who have taken part in our PBC meetings this year, because this will be our final meeting with witnesses.
We've had an amazing job done by our clerk, the analysts, the entire team and the interpreters. Everybody tried to accommodate all of our witnesses as well as possible.
We have a limited number of meetings. While many of you have received last-minute invitations, you all still do your best to provide excellent testimony to us here at our committee. We're thankful for that, and it's much appreciated, so thank you.
Now we will go to our witnesses who are with us here today.
From the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC, we have its chief executive officer, Katie Crocker, via video conference.
From the Canadian Live Music Association, president and CEO Erin Benjamin is here in person.
From HEC Montréal, we have Professor Pierre-Olivier Pineau, also via video conference.
From Platform Calgary, we have Terry Rock, president and CEO.
From the TMX Group Limited, we have with us the head of government affairs, Mr. David Clarke.
From the Union des producteurs agricoles, we have its general manager, Charles-Félix Ross, and Marc St-Roch, coordinator of accounting and taxation department there.
We're going to start with opening remarks. You'll have up to five minutes.
We'll start with Katie Crocker, please, for the first five minutes.