I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll convene the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. We are welcoming witnesses today to talk, for our second meeting, about the public-private partnerships issue.
We had a very interesting meeting two days ago with witnesses representing both sides of this debate and we look forward to continuing today with four witnesses: the Canadian Union of Public Employees, represented by Toby Sanger; the Canadian Construction Association, represented by Mr. Michael Atkinson, president; the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, represented by Brock Carlton and Adam Thompson; and by video conference we're going to be welcoming the Edmonton Public Schools board, represented by Edgar Schmidt, superintendent, and Sarah Hoffman, board chair.
Do you hear us in Edmonton?