Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), our study of the role of the private sector in achieving Canada's international development interests will begin.
I want to thank Mr. John Guarino for coming today from Coca-Cola. Thank you very much. We're looking forward to hearing your testimony.
I also want to thank James Haga, who's with Engineers Without Borders. James, it's good to see you here, and thanks for your time.
We apologize for getting started a little late, but now that we're here and we're ready to roll, Mr. Guarino, we're going to start with your remarks. You've got ten minutes and then we'll hear from Mr. Haga.
Mr. Guarino has to catch a plane at 4:30, so I would ask individuals to address their questions to him for the first round at least. James can stick around a bit longer.
So let's get started.
Mr. Guarino, thank you again for taking the time to be here, for making the trip up just to talk to our committee. We're looking forward to your testimony. We're going to start with you. For ten minutes the floor is yours.