We will now begin our meeting.
Welcome to the fourth meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
Pursuant to the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, January 31, 2022, the committee is meeting on challenges related to the recovery of the arts, culture, heritage and sport sectors, which have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House of Commons order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely by using the Zoom application. These proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. The video will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
For those participating virtually, I'd like to outline a few rules to follow.
You may speak in the official language of your choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting. At the bottom of your screen you can see English or French. If interpretation is lost, please inform me immediately and we will ensure interpretation is properly restored before continuing with the proceedings.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you're in the video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute your mike. When you finish speaking, please mute your mike. For those in the room, your mike will be controlled by the proceedings and verification officer.
I remind everyone that all comments by members should be addressed through the chair. Each group will have the opportunity to present for five minutes. We will hear all presentations at the beginning and then there will be questions from the committee. For these questions and answers, I will tell you what the timeline is. The timeline actually includes the question and the answer.
I'm going to have to cut you off, because we have so many members. I really want to get through all of you so that everybody can ask questions and you can all say your piece.
When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly and when you're not speaking, again, please mute your mike.
Thank you very much.
We shall begin with the witnesses. I will start with the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.
Eleanor Noble, you have five minutes.