Good morning, everyone, and welcome.
Welcome, Ms. May. It's nice to see you with us. You were, of course, with us for Bill C-12 and contributed to the discussion on Bill C-12, so in a sense, it's your return to our committee.
Welcome to the witnesses for today's hearing. I just want to go over a few rules of procedure, more for the benefit of the witnesses than anyone else, since we're all used to the rules of procedure here during COVID-19.
For those who are in the room, please maintain a two-metre physical distancing. Please wear a non-medical mask when circulating in the room. It is highly recommended that the mask be worn at all times, including when seated. There's hand sanitizer, if needed.
As for the witnesses, you can speak in the official language of your choice. When you are not speaking, please put your mike on mute, which would help in terms of avoiding ambient noise. Before speaking, and this goes for the members of the committee as well as the witnesses, please wait for me to call you by name.
Before we begin, I would like to ask for unanimous consent, if possible, for the steering committee report.
Mr. Longfield.