I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 69 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, the committee is meeting to discuss Bill C-32, an act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022, and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room and virtually using the Zoom application.
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I would now like to welcome our Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland. Joining the minister from the Department of Finance, we have the associate deputy minister, Nicholas Leswick, and the assistant deputy minister of the tax policy branch, Miodrag Jovanovic.
Thank you for joining us.
Minister, we are all ears for your opening remarks.