Colleagues, I see a quorum, so we can commence our meeting.
To open the meeting I want to welcome our witnesses, Madame Trombetti and Mr. Hollander, and thank them both for coming this morning.
Before I turn it over to witnesses, I want the record to note that The Hill Times says this is the best committee on the Hill. Apparently that has nothing to do with the fact that Mr. Martin is a member of the committee and the votes were loaded by the NDP staff. I prefer to believe the narrative that we have the best clerk and the best staff on the Hill and that's why we are the best committee.