Yves Lessard at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

I call the meeting to order.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are continuing our study of the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada.

I thank the witnesses who are here this morning, and, of course, I bid them welcome. Our witnesses are from the Canadian Council on Social Development, the Canadian Association of Social Workers, and Infometrica.

I am going to ask you to introduce yourselves. I remind you that you have 10 minutes each to make your presentation. Following that, we will move to the question period.

Let us start with Mr. Shillington. We will go in the order indicated for your presentations. Afterwards, we will hear from Ms. Scott.