Okay, we have the budget. Thank you. That is passed.
It was the committee budget just for this study, not for the whole year.
We'll now focus on our business of the day.
We have as witnesses today from the Montreal Economic Institute, Youri Chassin, economist, and Germain Belzile, economist. Welcome to you, gentlemen.
From the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, we have Philip Cross, research coordinator. Welcome to you.
We have CĂ©line Bak, president of Analytica Advisors, and co-founder of Canadian Clean Technology Coalition. Welcome to you again.
From the Canadian Auto Workers, we have Jim Stanford, economist, and Fred Wilson, assistant to the president, Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. Welcome to you, gentlemen.
We will have presentations of, hopefully, seven minutes. Please try to keep it to that, in the order listed on our agenda for today, starting with the Montreal Economic Institute. Go ahead with your presentation, gentlemen.