I call the meeting to order.
Thanks very much, colleagues.
We have Mr. Lobb with us this afternoon, and we will be going over Bill C-234. Most people know the instructions for how committee works, so I won't go into them too much. I just have a few reminders.
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I don't think I need to go through all of the steps for Mr. Lobb. I know he is quite well aware of them, and we want to make sure that we use the best of his time today.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, May 30, 2022, the committee is commencing its study of Bill C-234.
I would now like to welcome our witness for the first panel, Mr. Lobb, member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce. I know everyone is very familiar with our colleague.
Mr. Lobb, you'll have five minutes for your opening remarks, and then we'll proceed with the rounds of questions. I'll try to give you a signal when you have one minute left. Please proceed with your five-minute introduction.