I call this meeting to order.
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome.
This is meeting number five of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Today we're continuing our study on the subject matter of clauses 176 to 238, divisions 5 and 6 of part 3 of Bill C-4 , a second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures.
For our first hour today we have witnesses from a number of organizations. We have Mr. Chris Aylward from the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and appearing with him is Mr. Bob Kingston. We also have Mr. John Beckett and Mr. John Farrell from FETCO, Mr. Hassan Yussuff and Mr. Jeff Bennie from the Canadian Labour Congress, and Dr. Katherine Lippel from the University of Ottawa.
Panellists, because we have limited time, one hour, and we're squeezing four different panellists into the presentations, I'd ask you if you could to limit your comments to a maximum of seven minutes. Five minutes would be better, as it would give us more time for questions. You can judge accordingly, but I am going to be very strict on the time and not allow you to go over seven minutes.
We will start with Mr. Yussuff, if you're speaking on behalf of your group.