Mr. Joseph has informed me that it's working properly now. Excellent. We will continue.
I will just remind you, witnesses, that committee members may ask questions in either French or English. If you need interpretation, please take a moment now to prepare your earpiece. Select the listening channel you need in advance in order to take full advantage of the time allocated for questions and answers. Of course, please ensure that all of your comments are addressed through the chair.
Members, you are all superstars. I'm just going to remind you, though, to please raise your hand if you wish to speak. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best as we can. Please do not speak over each other. It's hard for our interpreters to translate, and it makes their job difficult.
I will do my best to let both witnesses and members know when they have one minute left. I want to thank you all in advance for your co-operation.
I will just remind everyone that we do have a vote at one o'clock. Once the bells ring, we'll at that point decide whether or not we want an extra 15 minutes before we go upstairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on April 27, 2026, the committee is commencing its study of the provincial distribution of asylum seekers in Canada.
Before I introduce the witness, we have to adopt a budget for the study and another budget at the same time.
The first budget is $28,250 for the study on asylum seekers, which begins today. Can I have someone move that we approve that?