I call the meeting to order.
Thank you for being here, ladies and gentlemen.
Before we start, committee members, I'd like to draw your attention to a notice that we sent out regarding the paperless project and the fact that on the 28th we will have an assistant here for those of you who want to participate in a paperless environment. The assistant from the House of Commons will be here to assist you, if you need help. But that's entirely voluntary. There will still be documents as we currently receive them. I just want to bring that to your attention.
Now we come to our witnesses.
Thank you for being here and good afternoon.
This is meeting number 51 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. We're here to continue our current study exploring the potential of social finance in Canada.
We are pleased to have here with us for our first hour, Ms. Sharon Mayne Devine, chief executive officer, and Mr. Rob El-Sayed, manager of fund development and communications, from The Honourable William G. Davis Centre for Families. Also joining us from the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada are president Marie-France Kenny and Ms. Diane Côté, community and government liaison director.
Thank you all for being here.
We'll move into your presentations. Each of the organizations has up to 10 minutes. I'll give you a signal when you have approximately a minute left. Then we'll move into questioning by committee members.
We'll start with the first group, from The Honourable William G. Davis Centre for Families.