Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome.
This is meeting number 54 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're pleased to have a number of organizations with us today, all with valuable experience in the field of social finance. Joining us by way of video conference from Regina, we have Mr. Dale McFee, the deputy minister of corrections and policing with the Government of Saskatchewan. Welcome. Also joining us by video conference from Annapolis, Maryland and appearing as an individual, we have Dr. David Juppe. He holds the position of senior operating budget manager at Maryland's Department of Legislative Services. With us here in our committee room from the Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre, we have Mr. Donald Meikle, the executive director.
Each of you will have up to 10 minutes to present. I will give you a warning at approximately one minute left if you are going on towards the end, and then we'll open it up to committee members for questioning of the witnesses. Let's begin with Mr. McFee.
Please start for up to 10 minutes, sir.