Good morning, everyone. Happy Monday morning.
We are meeting today at the Standing Committee of Industry, Science and Technology to study clauses 22 to 38 and clauses 108 to 122 of Bill C-4, an act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States.
With us this morning we have Mr. Lawrence Herman, who is joining us by video conference from Toronto. We also have with us Mr. Matthew Poirier from the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters; Mr. David Cassidy, UNIFOR Local 444; and Jonathon Azzopardi, from the Canadian Association of Mold Makers.
Since we have a large panel, we will ask that you each present for approximately five minutes. At the end of the testimony, we will then move into a rotation for questions.
We will start with Mr. Herman, who is joining us by video conference. Just in case we have a technical problem, we want to make sure we get his testimony on the record.
With that, Mr. Herman, please feel free to begin your testimony.