I will reconvene the meeting.
Welcome to the second panel of meeting number 36 of the Standing Committee on Finance.
We are meeting on COVID-19 spending, programs and related monetary policy.
Witnesses, we are going to be disrupted by a vote. We will come back. The bells will ring at 5:45 and the vote should be at 6:15 Ottawa time. If we have authority from the committee, we can probably keep meeting until about 10 minutes before the vote, but we'll see when the time comes.
We'll start with the first witnesses.
Welcome to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Mr. Brunnen, vice-president, oil sands, fiscal and economic policy. You have been before the committee before. A strong welcome to you, Ben. Go ahead.