Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), our study on the federal contribution to reducing poverty in Canada, this is meeting 35 here in Toronto.
To let our witnesses know, we've been in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, and a couple of days here in Toronto. I hope in the fall we'll be heading to western Canada.
I want to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here today and share with us a little of what's going on in some of the organizations you're involved with, as well as some of your suggestions on how we can do a better job on this at the federal level.
I'll start with Wendy Campbell from Canadian Business for Social Responsibility. I welcome you and thank you for being here.
Each of you will have five minutes. If you can, try to keep it to that, but if you're over a bit, obviously we want you to finish your thought. We understand it's hard to get it all into five minutes and we appreciate your doing the best you can.
Wendy, we'll start with you for five minutes. Welcome, and the floor is yours.