Welcome, committee members.
We welcome our guests this morning.
We are in the process of studying certain industrial sectors in Canada, such as aerospace, energy, forestry, high-tech, and manufacturing.
This morning we're very pleased to have with us the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association and the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers.
We're missing a couple of our members. I'm sure they'll come straggling in, but we do need to get going, because I understand you have a lot to tell us.
Our first round of questioning is seven minutes. I generally don't cut you off, but I may give you a warning. If I give you one of these, round it up. If you're in the middle of something, and you need to finish it off, by all means do so. Often we'll allow you to do that. We understand. If you're right in the middle of a thought, we don't want to interrupt that.
Our first round of questioning goes to the Liberal side and we will ask Mr. Garneau to begin that, after we hear from our guests, of course. We're going to hear first from the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association.