Welcome everyone.
Thank you all for joining me to mark this National Day of Mourning and to pay tribute to our colleagues who've lost their lives in the line of duty.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, friends and guests. I would like to thank you all for joining me here today. As you know, our Government's top priority remains job creation, economic growth, and long-term prosperity.
On behalf of the Prime Minister and all Canadians, we join the rest of the world in mourning the tragic loss of life that has occurred in Nepal and throughout the region as a result of Saturday's earthquake.
This morning, I'd like to talk to you about our Government's priorities following the recent Budget ¿ Economic Action Plan 2015. And what better place to do so than at the second largest Chamber of Commerce in the province of Ontario!
Obviously I want to thank everybody for joining us today and just before I kind of introduce the roundtable participants that I have with me today, I just want to say a word about the death of a colleague yesterday.