Members of the committee, it's 3:30. We are going to get this meeting under way.
Welcome to the 50th meeting, this 9th of December 2009.
We're here to hear two panels of witnesses today, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), to study the recent economic performance of the services sector in Canada.
In front of us, in our first panel today, we have the Canadian Services Coalition, represented by Monsieur Landry and Madame George, and we have the Conference Board of Canada, represented by Mr. Burt.
Without further ado, we'll begin with an opening statement from the Canadian Services Coalition.