I will call the meeting to order. We have quorum.
Welcome to meeting number 24 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the committee's motion adopted on Thursday, November 19, 2020, the committee is meeting to study government spending, WE Charity and the Canada student service grant.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021; therefore, members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website, and the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
Before I welcome our witnesses, we have two quick pieces of business. One is a request for a project budget for Bill C-208, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation). That request is in the amount of $1,275, and I believe people received a copy of that.
It is moved by Mr. Falk.
(Motion agreed to)
The second is a request for a project budget relating to the COVID-19 spending and programs, and the amount requested for that study at the moment is $3,025. Do I have any movers on that one?
That is moved by Ms. Koutrakis.
(Motion agreed to)
Mr. Clerk, there is authorization for those two budgets.
With that, I see Mr. Fraser is here.
Do you want to do the sound check? Then we'll go to Mr. Dufresne.