I call this meeting to order.
Welcome, everyone, to meeting number 30 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
Pursuant to the order of reference of May 26, 2020, the committee is resuming its briefing on the Canadian response to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline a few rules as follow.
Interpretation in this video conference will work very much like in a regular committee meeting. You have the choice at the bottom of your screen of either floor, English, or French. As you are speaking, if you plan to alternate from one language to the other, you will also need to switch the interpretation channel, so that it aligns with the language you are speaking. You may want to allow for a short pause when switching languages.
Before speaking, please wait until you are recognized by name, and during questioning the questioner will signal to whom the question is addressed. When you are ready to speak, you can click on the microphone icon to activate your mike.
As a reminder, all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair. When you are not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
I would now like to welcome our first panel of witnesses. As an individual, we have Professor Lawrence Gostin, O'Neill professor of global health law, Georgetown University, and director of the WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law; and from the Centre for Global Development, we have Jeremy Konyndyk, senior policy fellow.
We will begin with Mr. Gostin for 10 minutes.