I wish to call to order the 43rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. We will continue our study on exploring the potential of social finance in Canada.
For this afternoon's meeting, we have four presenters. We hope to have around 10 minutes for presentations. You're allowed to go shorter if you'd like on a Thursday afternoon, but make sure it's fulsome and get on the record what you'd like. Then we'll go to questioning.
With the format today, we'll have time for a five-minute round for each of the members on the committee, and I'll take the Liberal round from the chair, if that's good with everybody. In prior discussions, all were in agreement with that.
Appearing live and in person an old friend, Ian Bird. He's the chief executive officer for Community Foundations of Canada.
By video link, we have Tim Jackson from MaRS Discovery District as well as Sarah Doyle.
We have Stanley Hartt from Norton Rose Fulbright Canada who will appear by video conference.
We welcome all to our discussions. Thank you very much for making time to join us.
Sarah, would you like to start or is there any particular order?