I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 29 of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3), the committee is meeting on its study of 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 and remotely using the Zoom application.
Before we continue, I'd ask all in-person participants to consult the guidelines written on the cards on their table. There's a short video. This is for the health and safety of all participants, especially our interpreters.
As a reminder, all comments should be addressed through the chair. For members in the room, if you wish to speak, raise your hand. For members on Zoom, if you wish to speak, use the “raise hand” feature.
I would like to welcome the witnesses for our first panel.
We have by video conference, as an individual, Ai-Men Lau, research assistant.
From the Canadian Constitution Foundation, we have Josh Dehaas, interim litigation director.
From the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, we have David Salvo, managing director, transatlantic policy and programming.
Each witness will have five minutes to deliver their opening remarks.
I will start with Mr. Dehaas, please.
You have five minutes.