Thank you very much. I think we'll begin, colleagues and panellists. Panellists, you were probably in the room listening to the first presentation by Mr. Sinclair.
To recap, we have been asked by the minister to hold cross-country consultations with Canadians, including municipalities, organizations, and others affected by Canada Post and its services. This is to ask them what they see as the future of Canada Post, what they want from Canada Post, and how they see Canada Post evolving in the future.
A task force report has already been submitted to this panel based on the financial viability and sustainability of Canada Post. We will be incorporating that report with commentary and answers to questions as we cross Canada. The final report will then be drafted and submitted in Parliament before the end of this year.
Your observations and comments will be very much appreciated and will form a great deal of the final report that we submit to Parliament.
Having said that, I know you're familiar with the process. We're asking all panellists to please have opening statements of no longer than five minutes, after which we'll go directly to questions from our committee members. If we could could all get together on that page, I'd appreciate it greatly.
I have Mr. Green on my list for our first opening remarks.