I call this meeting back to order. We are resumed.
Welcome back to meeting number 39 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 examining today Canada's national emergency response landscape.
I'd like to welcome the witnesses.
As an individual, we have Dr. Colleen Flood, university research chair in health law and policy at the University of Ottawa. We also have Dr. Dean Knight, associate professor, faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington. From World Animal Protection, we have Michèle Hamers, wildlife campaign manager; Melissa Matlow, campaign director; and Scott Weese, professor.
I should point out that I have these magic cards. A yellow one indicates that your time is almost up, and the red one that your time is up. If you see the red card, please do try to wrap up. You don't have to stop instantly, but try to wrap up.
We will now invite the witnesses to give their statements, and we'll start with Dr. Knight for six minutes.