I call the public portion of the meeting to order.
We are resuming meeting number five of the House of Commons Special Committee on Afghanistan. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021.
I would like to remind all those present in the room to please follow the recommendations from public health authorities as well as the directives of the Board of Internal Economy on October 19, 2021, to remain healthy and safe.
Should any technical challenges arise, please advise me as we may need to suspend for a few minutes to ensure all members are able to participate fully.
Witnesses should be aware that translation is available through the globe icon at the bottom of the screen, where you can choose either French or English.
On behalf of all committee members, I would like to welcome our witnesses for this panel this evening.
First of all, we have the director of Afghan-Canadian Interpreters, Ms. Wendy Long. We have with us an individual for whom it's a very early morning in Turkey, Mr. David Theodore Lavery. For our third set of witnesses, from Aman Lara, we have Eleanor Taylor and executive director Brian Macdonald .
Everyone is on board. Welcome. Each group of witnesses has five minutes for opening remarks. Please watch your time.
We will start with Ms. Long.