I want to say on behalf of the committee how fortunate we are to have these two gentlemen. On behalf of CPAC, I'd like to express my thanks, because this is sweeps week, and I know our numbers will go through the ceiling.
Gentlemen, the focus of poverty reduction has been through employment. Could you give us an overview of where the unemployment rate was and where it is now? We've certainly seen that here in Canada it was at 12% ten years ago, and we're down to about 6.5%, so the yardsticks have been moved. Could you give us a profile of your own situation?