I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting nine of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
Pursuant to the order of reference of 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 via the House of Commons website. So that you are aware, the website will always show the person speaking rather than the committee as a whole.
I would caution members and witnesses to make note of your microphone, and when you're not speaking to put it on mute. That makes it a lot easier for everyone.
First of all, my apologies to the witnesses. Votes went about an hour and a half on the virtual voting. That takes a lot of time, so my apologies to all. What we decided to do was to try to combine both panels into one.
There is a bit of a problem. I know, Peter, that you have to go at six o'clock. Mr. McLeod also has to leave early, but I do know that Mr. Poilievre and the Conservatives would like to have the full two hours because several of their witnesses are on today.
I'm wondering if we could maybe, where a normal round is.... Usually, on the one-hour panels we get—