I would like to call the meeting to order.
I want to thank our witnesses for coming forward in this beautiful city of Halifax. It's a gorgeous day today. The sun is shining and you are the gateway to prosperity in Atlantic Canada. The committee is certainly pleased to have our hearings here and to have you participate in them.
We are studying CETA, the Canada-European Union comprehensive economic and trade agreement. I want to thank you for coming forward and lending your voice to the hearings we are holding. We have held a number of them in Ottawa. We've had four hearings in Ottawa. We will be having more next week in Ottawa, and we are potentially looking at travelling to other areas in Canada.
We want to yield you the floor. We have with us from Halifax Gateway Council, Joyce Carter and Nancy Phillips. We are pleased to have you here. I believe you have a joint presentation and the floor is yours.