Good morning, everyone.
Today is meeting number 23 of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format and is in public. For those attending in person, please follow the health and safety guidelines on the card found on your table to prevent audio or feedback incidents.
We have five study budgets to adopt, and I will leave five minutes at the end of the meeting for this.
The committee is resuming its study on protecting Canadian residents from extreme weather events.
This afternoon we are meeting with the following witnesses.
From the Canadian Real Estate Association, we have Janice Myers, chief executive officer, welcome; from the city of Grand Forks, we have Duncan Redfearn, chief administrative officer, by video conference, welcome; and from the town of Princeton, we have Mayor Spencer Coyne, by video conference, welcome.
Witnesses, you have five minutes to make your opening remarks.
We'll start with Ms. Myers.