Mr. Speaker, the meeting has now reconvened.
This afternoon we have with us two panel members. First, from Alterna Savings, we have Mr. John Lahey, the president and CEO. And from the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium, we have Alan Diggins, the president and general manager.
I'm not sure if there was discussion about who would go first. How about I turn to you, Mr. Lahey, as you are listed first on my sheet? That seems the appropriate thing to do, so I will turn the floor over to you. You have 10 minutes to make opening remarks to the committee. Then we'll turn to Mr. Diggins.
Mr. Lahey, the floor is now yours for the next 10 minutes.