Good day, colleagues.
This is meeting number 17 of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format and is in public. We have witness testimony for one hour, followed by committee business in camera.
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The committee is resuming its study of the electric vehicle availability standard.
This morning we are meeting with the following witnesses: from Canadian Automobile Dealers Association, Tim Reuss and Charles Bernard; from Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, Brian Kingston; and from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Jerome Gessaroli.
You each have five minutes for opening remarks.
We will start with Mr. Tim Reuss.