I'd like to call this meeting to order, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), for a briefing on budgetary measures.
I want to start by thanking the department. I realize there are times when we don't give anybody time to respond. We let you know about it Tuesday, probably late in the day, and here you are on Thursday. Thank you once again for jumping through hoops to get here to talk to us today.
We are going to be hearing from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. We have Karen Kinsley, who is the president. We're going to hear from you in a moment. Thank you.
Then I believe we are going to hear from Paul Thompson, associate assistant deputy minister for skills and employment branch of HRSDC. The rest are here to answer questions if need be.
Once again, we want to thank you for being here and taking the time to get ready for us today.
Each of you has a brief presentation. We'll hear those, and then we'll start our typical rounds of questioning.
Mr. Savage.