All right. We will check with the interpreters.
Everything is working now, Mr. Motz, and I thank you for letting me know.
Welcome to meeting number 19 of the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, created pursuant to the order of the House of March 2, 2022, and of the Senate on March 3, 2022.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House and Senate orders.
Should any technical challenges arise, please advise me, as we may need to suspend for a few minutes to ensure that all members are able to participate fully.
Witnesses should also be aware that translation is available through the globe icon at the bottom of their screen.
The co-clerk is signalling to me that all required sound checks have been successfully completed with witnesses who are attending virtually.
I now like to welcome our panel for this evening: Drew Dilkens, mayor of the City of Windsor, and via videoconference, Jim Willett, mayor of the Village of Coutts.
Before we begin, I'd like to ask the following of the committee members. As you know, our routine motion calls for each of the witnesses to have five minutes for their opening remarks. Mr. Dilkens has asked for 10 minutes. As far as I'm concerned, I agree to give it to him, unless any member of the committee objects, in which case we will abide by the provisions of the routine motion.
Do I have the unanimous consent of the committee to give Mr. Dilkens 10 minutes for his presentation?