I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 32 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
The committee is meeting today to continue our review on the House of Commons virtual hybrid proceedings, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022.
Our first panel consists of academic witnesses and will be followed by a second panel focusing on the issue of language interpretation in virtual House and committee proceedings.
Before we start, I'll remind you that all comments made by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair.
I welcome Dr. Kathy Brock, professor and senior fellow at the School of Policy Studies, department of political studies, Queen's University; Dr. Jonathan Malloy, professor and Bell chair in Canadian parliamentary democracy, department of political science, Carleton University; Dr. Erica Rayment, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Calgary; and Dr. Melanee Thomas, associate professor, department of political science, University of Calgary.
Opening comments will start with Dr. Brock.
Welcome to PROC.