I won't put it the same way Ms. Gray did, but I agree with her.
In many cases, the meeting is supposed to start at 11 o'clock, but the sound tests are still being done. I don't know when the witness's sound test was done. Originally, three witnesses were supposed to appear at today's meeting, and now we have just two—which will probably turn into one. The agenda for today's meeting was known to everyone.
How can we fix this?
Sound testing should be done before the meeting starts, so we can start on time. It should not be done the day before. I, too, fail to understand why the sound was fine before the meeting and then wasn't once the meeting started.
Is there some solution we can suggest to Ms. Symonds? Is something wrong with the sound coming from her microphone? I have no idea. It's true that this problem comes up regularly.
Mr. Chair, you gave the committee options for new ways of operating going forward, which we will be debating. Our calendar is already up in the air, and when these kinds of issues arise, we miss out on precious time for all our studies.