Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Tom Lukiwski. I am the chair of the government operations and estimates committee. One of the things that I routinely insist upon is that we start our meetings on time and that we adjourn on time, so even though some of our members are not here yet, I think we'll begin.
Gentlemen, as you are probably aware, the minister responsible for Canada Post has asked this committee to engage in a series of consultations with Canadians from coast to coast to coast on how Canadians view the future of Canada Post. The task force, which was also established by the minister, has come back with their report on the financial viability and the future of Canada Post from that perspective. This perspective is more how Canadians view Canada Post and what they expect from Canada Post in terms of services. This is our first meeting as we go across Canada.
I welcome both of you here today. My understanding is that you have been in consultation with our clerk, and you are prepared to open with five-minute statements. Following that, we will engage in a series of questions and answers with all members of the committee, and we have approximately one hour for our consultation.
On my list, Mr. Tremblay-Pepin, I have you first, and if you would care to deliver your opening statement, then we will go directly to Mr. Ricoul.
Mr. Tremblay-Pepin.