I call the meeting back to order.
We are now introducing ourselves to Mr. Ron van Wachem, who is the president of the Nanaimo Shipyard Group. He will be appearing as a witness on our federal government procurement study. We are looking at access by small and medium-sized enterprises to the federal government's procurement process.
Welcome, Mr. van Wachem. I presume you have an opening statement or a submission that you wish to present. So I'll turn the floor over to you now.