Good morning, everyone.
I now call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 21 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. The webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I'd like to outline a few rules to follow.
Members and witnesses may speak in the official language of their choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting. You have the choice, at the bottom of your screen, of floor, English or French. Please select the language of your preference to receive the translation.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you are on the video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute yourself.
I will remind you that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair. When you are not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
With regard to the speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do our best to maintain the order of speaking for all members, whether participating virtually or in person.
As is my normal practice, I will hold up a yellow card when you have 30 seconds remaining in your intervention, and I will hold up a red card when your time for questions has expired. Please respect the time limits in order to make sure everyone has an opportunity to ask questions.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on November 5, the committee is meeting today to commence its study on the development and support of the aerospace industry.
I'd like to now welcome our guests.
From Aéro Montréal, we welcome Suzanne Benoît, President and Chief Executive Officer.
From the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, we have Mike Mueller, interim president and chief executive officer. From the Alberta Aviation Council, we have Kimberley Van Vliet, director of aerospace.
From the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, we have David Chartrand, Quebec Coordinator.
Finally, from MDA, we have Mike Greenley, chief executive officer.
Each witness group will present for up to six minutes, followed by rounds of questions.
Before we begin the presentations, I want to reiterate to members and to witnesses to please not speak over each other. We would like to make sure that the interpreters are able to do their jobs.
That being said, we will start with Aéro Montréal.
Ms. Benoît, you have the floor for six minutes.