We will call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 37 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the committee is meeting to study the report of the Bank of Canada on monetary policy and the economic and fiscal outlook.
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. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website, and as most everyone knows now, the website will show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
Based on the experience in the House, it's just as well not to take a screenshot of the proceedings.
With that, we will welcome our first guest, and before I get to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, I will give you a heads-up on the question list. In the first six-minute round, the first one up will be Mr. Poilievre, followed by a split between Julie Dzerowicz and Annie Koutrakis.
Turning then to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Mr. Macklem, welcome.
You've been here before. It's a pleasure to see you again.
The floor is yours.