Welcome to meeting number 35 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
Today we meet for two hours with witnesses on our study of the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We do have some preliminary business that we should deal with right away. As a result of the motion that was just passed in the House, we are now without our first vice-chair, and it is customary to fill that vacancy.
I trust all of the campaigning is complete, the arms have been twisted, the deals have been made, and this will all proceed expeditiously.
I now hand it over to the clerk to preside over the election of the first vice-chair.