I'll call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 26 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.
Today's meeting is taking place by video conference and the proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.
In order to facilitate the work of interpreters and ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline the following. In order to avoid both languages being heard at the same time, it is asked that members and witnesses stay on the right channel. If you're speaking English, be on the English channel, and if you're speaking in French, stay on the French channel. This makes it a lot easier for the people interpreting in the booths. The use of the headset with the boom microphone is highly recommended, and when speaking, please speak clearly and slowly.
With that, we will go to our first witnesses.
I want to thank everyone for being here from your locations. It is certainly a new system we're operating under these days.
We'll start with the BC Seafood Alliance, with Christina Burridge, executive director.