I will officially call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 24 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, March 24, the committee is meeting on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have quite a number of witnesses here on this panel today, so without any formalities, I will start.
I ask that witnesses try to hold their remarks to five minutes, if they could. That will make it possible for us to get to most everyone during the questioning rounds.
We'll start with Jeffrey Booth, entrepreneur and author, as an individual.
Mr. Booth, go ahead. The floor is yours.