Good morning, everyone.
The Standing Committee on International Trade of the House of Commons has invited the Conference Board of Canada to present its final report of its three-year research project, Mission Possible: Sustainable Prosperity for Canada.
The presentation of this report has been touted as a landmark study and provides a blueprint for building a new era of Canadian prosperity. It's timely, given that the committee is studying opportunities and challenges that Canadian business faces in today's global market.
I would like to thank Mr. Glen Hodgson, senior vice-president and chief economist for the Conference Board of Canada, and Mr. Gilles Rhéaume, vice-president, public policy, Conference Board of Canada.
We'll start today with their presentation. It's a short presentation on their report, and then of course we'll go to the usual round of questioning.
I'd like to start by thanking you very much, gentlemen. We're looking forward tremendously to this presentation and to these next two meetings to deal with this really important issue.
Go ahead, please.