Thank you, Madam Chair.
Before starting, I would like to have the consent of all members to the following motion:
That the Committee immediately commence a study, as it has been requested by the Standing Committee on Finance in their motion adopted on October 31, 2012, into the subject matter of clauses 269 to 298 in C-45, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, and that the Committee report to the Finance Committee suggested amendments to these clauses by November 20th, at 5 p.m.