Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to meeting 22 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Today is Thursday, May 8, 2014, and we're here to study the subject matter of clauses 242 to 251, 371 to 374, and 483 to 486 of BillC-31.
For our first hour we have a number of officials from the Department of Employment and Social Development with us. We have Ms. Annette Ryan, director general of employment insurance policy; Mr. Jean-François Roussy, director of employment insurance policy in the skills and employment branch; Mr. Laurent Quintal, assistant director of strategic policy from the labour program; Mr. Atiq Rahman, director of operational policy and research from the Canada student loan program; and Ms. Nathalie Martel, director of old age security policy.
Did I miss anyone?
We welcome you. As I understand it, there is a speaking order. I believe it is Ms. Ryan who will go first, and two other speakers will follow her.
Please commence your presentation.