Thank you for coming. I need to make sure that you understand what's going to happen in the next two hours, because this is going to be a busy place.
I would ask that you be aware that the food at the back is for the members of Parliament only, because we have a very long meeting. I'm sorry to be so selfish, but this is what we have to do. I don't want to suspend to have dinner for the committee; I want to make it a working committee. I see disappointed faces. As I've said, the food is only for the members of Parliament, because we've only ordered for the members of Parliament.
I'll ask you to take your seats now, so we can start right at 5:30. We're going to go into the committee meeting very shortly. We're going to ask the members of Parliament—I know it's a little awkward, but we have no choice—to eat as we're conducting our business here in committee.
We welcome our witnesses. We have the Canadian Food Association, represented by Mr. Taller. I guess you're quite happy that we have healthy food for the MPs tonight. From the Canadian Toy Association, we have Arthur Kazianis and Mr. Hurst, who is chair of the board. From the Consumers Council of Canada, we have Lucienne Lemire, the chair of their health and safety committee, and Gail Campbell, director. From Option consommateurs, we have Anu Bose, head of the Ottawa office, and Geneviève Reed, head of research and representation department. From the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, we have Don Burns, vice-president, and Tawfik Said, their research officer, compensation and policy analyst. Welcome.
We will start with Mr. Taller, from the Canadian Health Food Association.