I'd like to welcome the committee and our witnesses to Regina. I'm not sure if I can do quite as good a job as the chair of making a personal connection with every witness, but as a local MP I feel I should make the effort.
I attended the University of Regina with Mr. McEachern from SUMA. I've met frequently with SARM, and once worked in the municipal affairs department of the Government of Saskatchewan. I'm also a former staff economist with the Canadian Labour Congress.
I'll start with you, Mr. Lafleur. You mentioned that you were going to highlight two of your recommendations for Canada Post. You talked about the role it could play in moving toward a low-carbon economy as well as the potential for postal banking. I was very interested that SARM also endorsed that concept of providing financial services from postal outlets.
I wonder if there are other aspects of the CLC's recommendations that you'd like to present to us.