Welcome, everyone.
We are resuming meeting 35 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. The committee is meeting today to study the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, today we are examining Canada's national emergency response landscape.
I would like to welcome the witnesses. We have appearing today, as an individual, Dr. Lisa Barrett, assistant professor. Also as an individual, we have Reverend Michael Garner, Anglican priest.
I will invite the witnesses to go forth with their statements. I will start with Dr. Barrett.
I also advise the witnesses that I will be using these cards to indicate when your time is almost up. I will display this when there's roughly a minute remaining—but that's approximate—and this when your time is officially up. If you see the red card, you don't have to stop instantly, but try to wrap up.
Thank you.
With that, we'll go to Dr. Barrett.
Go ahead for six minutes, please.