I call this meeting to order.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to meeting number 33 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. I would like to make a few comments for the benefits of the witnesses and members.
There are just a few rules, as always. You have all memorized them by now. I'm going to do a test next time.
For this time, I will just remind you to please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those who are on Zoom, kindly click on the microphone icon to activate your microphone, and please mute yourself when you're not speaking. As well, you can also select the appropriate channel for interpretation, whether you would like it to be in English or in French. For those in the room—and we do have two of our guests in the room today—you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I want to remind all of the witnesses that the committee members may ask questions in either French or English. If you need interpretation, please take a moment now to prepare your earpiece and select the listening channel you will need to take full advantage of the time.
Mr. Joseph.