I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to the fourth meeting of the House of Commons Special Committee on the Canada—People's Republic of China Relationship.
I've heard skiing described as a series of linked recoveries, and I think that also describes our process for putting these sessions together late on Tuesday evening. We've had to do a bit of playmaking along the way here, but we'll go through the preliminaries for the benefit of the people on Zoom. We'll get that done, and then I think we'll also have a decision to make around the vote that's expected a bit later this evening.
Pursuant to the order of reference of May 16, 2022, the committee is meeting on its study of Canada-People's Republic of China relations.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. For the benefit of the witnesses and members, please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike, and then please mute yourself when you're not speaking. For interpretation, for those on Zoom, you have the choice at the bottom of your screen of floor, English or French audio. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I'll remind meeting participants that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand if we're in that kind of a session. For members on Zoom, use the “raise hand” function. I'll keep an eye on the screen for you. Of course, we'll try to maintain a speaking order as best we can.
Before we welcome our witnesses, I believe Mr. Chong wishes to raise a point.