I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 45 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, February 12, 2026, section 14.1 of the Lobbying Act, and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the committee is resuming its statutory review of the Lobbying Act.
Before I introduce our witnesses, I will remind them, as I always do, that committee members may ask questions in French and English. If you need interpretation, take a moment to prepare the earpiece and select the listening channel you need in advance, in order to take full advantage of the time allotted for questions. In some cases, there is a bit of a delay with interpretation. Just wait until the interpreters are finished.
For our first hour today, I'd like to welcome, from the Treasury Board Secretariat, Brian Gear, executive director of policy, planning and performance, priorities and planning sector; and Peter Ross, director, policy, planning and liaison, priorities and planning sector.
Welcome, both of you, to committee.
I believe Mr. Gear is going to provide the opening statement of up to five minutes.
Go ahead, sir.