We'll call the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to order.
I apologize for the late start, but the previous committee did have some business to finish prior to our meeting.
We have with us today five associations. We are continuing our study of Canada's service sector. Our witnesses are here for up to two hours.
Our first witness is from the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the executive director, Mr. James Turk. We also have, from the Canadian Chiropractic Association, Richard Gehrke, president, as well as the director of government and interprofessional relations, Mr. John Tucker. From the Canadian Dental Association, we have the president, Mr. Darryl Smith, and the director of corporate and government relations, Mr. Andrew Jones. Here today from the Canadian Healthcare Association is the CEO, Ms. Pamela Fralick, as well as Denise Desautels, the director of policy and communications. Lastly, representing the Réseau des ingénieurs du Québec, we have Mr. Etienne Couture, the president.
We will start with the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I will ask you to keep your opening statements to five minutes maximum. We will go across the table, and then we'll start with questions from members.
Mr. Turk, we'll start with you.