Well, there you go. Everyone is being most accommodating today. But we won't get anywhere if we don't get started. We'll see how the clock goes.
The general principle, Mr. Dhaliwal, is that we're going to ask Ms. Simons and Mr. Hodgson to come back and conclude a round of questioning on another day, perhaps 10 days hence.
Without further ado, on a most cooperative afternoon, we're going to hear from Glen Hodgson, senior vice-president and chief economist of the Conference Board of Canada. Then we're going to hear from Penelope Simons, an associate professor in the common law section in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.
I think I'll call upon you to begin, Ms. Simons, with a brief statement. Again, we'll hopefully be able to carry this on at a future meeting.