I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to the 13th meeting of the House of Commons Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Some members will be participating via video conference and some will be participating in person.
In order to ensure that those joining the meeting via video conference can be seen and heard by those in the chamber, two screens have been set up on either side of the Chair’s chair, and members in the chamber can listen to the floor audio or to interpretation using the earpieces at their desks.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name, and please direct your remarks through the chair.
For those joining via video conference, I would like to remind you to leave your mike on mute—