I call this meeting to order. Perhaps everybody would please take their seats because we don't want to lose time. We have three ministers here today.
Welcome.
I am very pleased we are able to have this meeting at this special time at which we're able to bring the three ministers and the departmental officials together all at once.
We will be allotting the time of seven minutes per minister, and then we will go into questions and answers. To remind the committee, Minister Hajdu will be here for the first hour, then she needs to leave but her departmental officials will stay. If you have particular questions for Status of Women, I would suggest you get those questions into the earlier rounds. The other ministers will remain.
We're very honoured to have with us today the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister for Status of Women, along with Meena Ballantyne, the head of agency for Status of Women.
We have also the Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, along with her official from the Department of Employment and Social Development, Lori Sterling, deputy minister of labour.
We also have the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board, along with his officials, Manon Brassard, assistant deputy minister, compensation and labour relations, office of the chief human resources officer; and Renée Caron, senior director, equitable compensation, compensation and labour relations sector.
We will begin with seven-minute presentations from each minister, starting with Minister Hajdu.