Thank you for those.
We'll now go to the regular business of the meeting, and for which this meeting was scheduled.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is meeting number 18 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Today is Tuesday, April 1, 2014. This is the final meeting of witness testimony for our study concerning opportunities for aboriginal persons in the workforce. We have four witnesses in attendance this morning, although two have yet to arrive. We hope they will arrive shortly. We'll be listening to testimony until 10:15 a.m. Then we'll have a short recess and return in camera for discussion of our report today.
Joining us today are Mr. Ryan Montpellier, executive director of the Mining Industry Human Resources Council; Pierre Gratton, president and chief executive officer of the Mining Association of Canada; and from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Susanna Cluff-Clyburne, director of parliamentary affairs.
Welcome to everyone. I'll welcome the other two witnesses upon their arrival.
Perhaps we could start off the testimony with Mr. Montpellier.