I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 10 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of September 23, 2020. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.
So that you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entirety of the committee. I'm going to dispense with the rest of the formalities, because all of the parliamentarians and witnesses have heard it all before.
I'm going to point out two things. Please open the mike before you speak and close it when you don't have the floor. Also, please address all comments and questions through the chair.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee will continue its study of the supplementary estimates (B).
We have with us here this evening the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. From ESDC we have Lori MacDonald, senior associate deputy minister, Employment and Social Development and chief operating officer for Service Canada; Catherine Adam, senior assistant deputy minister, strategic and service policy branch; Cliff Groen, senior assistant deputy minister, benefits and integrated services branch, Service Canada; Janet Goulding, associate assistant deputy minister, income security and social development branch; and Mark Perlman, chief financial officer and senior assistant deputy minister. We have, from CMHC, Romy Bowers, senior vice-president, client solutions; and Lisa Williams, chief financial officer.
Minister Hussen, thank you for being with us. You have the floor for five minutes.