I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 11 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
Pursuant to the order of reference on November 19, 2020, the committee is meeting on its study of the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2021 budget.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of September 23, 2020. The proceedings will be made available by the House of Commons website. The webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
To save time, I'll not go through the procedures, because most of us here are members of Parliament.
We're very fortunate to have the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister with us today. Minister Freeland, we'll ask you to keep your remarks as tight as you can, and then we will go to questions. I believe you are here for an hour.
Go ahead, Minister.