Thank you and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, meeting 14.
Our orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), are for the study of the national public transit strategy.
Joining us from Infrastructure Canada, as they did at the beginning of this process, are Taki Sarantakis, assistant deputy minister, policy and communications branch; Michael Rutherford, director, economic and community initiatives; and Stephanie Tanton, principal adviser, economic and community initiatives.
Thank you again for making yourselves available today. I understand you have a brief presentation, and then we'll move to questions.