I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 28 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3), the committee is meeting on its study on the current state of civic resilience in Canada. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the Standing Orders. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
I would ask all in-person participants to consult the card in front of them that contains a short video about the health and safety of all participants, especially our interpreters.
All comments should be addressed through the chair. For members in the room, if you wish to speak, put up your hand and, for members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” feature.
I'd like to welcome our first panel of witnesses. As individuals, we have Aengus Bridgman, assistant professor, McGill University, and Taylor Gunn, fellow, national centre for critical infrastructure protection security and resilience, Carleton University. Online from QuietWire, we have Chris Blask.
We'll start with Taylor Gunn for five minutes, please.