I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting No. 100 of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
I would like to note that this meeting is taking place on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to Standing Orders, and members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
While public health authorities have suggested that you do not any longer require mask wearing indoors or in the precinct, I would like to say that COVID-19 and the flu are rampant out there, so if you would wear a mask, that would be great for you and others.
I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone in the room that participants are not allowed to take screenshots. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website, so you can go and look at it there.
This room is equipped with a powerful audio system. As such, feedback can occur, and it's quite often harmful to the ears of the interpreters. If you have any of your devices or anything, make sure that your mikes are off when you're not speaking. Make sure that you have things far away from the mike so that you don't get feedback sounds. Also, every question you have or anything you want to say, please address it to the chair.
It's my pleasure to welcome the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today. We have chairperson and chief executive officer, Vicky Eatrides; Rachelle Frenette, general counsel and deputy executive director, legal services; and Scott Shortliffe, executive director, broadcasting. They're here in person in the room.
I welcome you and ask you to begin your presentation. I'm told that you say you don't need 10 minutes; you will need eight. We give you the floor for eight minutes.
Thank you.