I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to meeting number 57 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Therefore, members can attend in person in the room and remotely by using the Zoom application.
Should any technical challenges arise, please advise me. Please note that in that case, we may need to suspend for a few minutes, as we need to ensure that all members are able to participate fully.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, the committee is resuming its study of the subject matter of the report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner entitled “The Ng Report”.
In accordance with the committee's routine motion concerning connection tests for witnesses, I am informing you that our witnesses appearing virtually have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting.
I would now like to welcome our witness for the first hour today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development.
Minister, you have five minutes to address the committee. Please start.