I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 37 of the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline a few rules to follow for witnesses and members.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to active your mike, and please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
For those listening to the interpretation on Zoom, you may choose the floor, English or French at the bottom of your screen. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this regard.
In accordance with our routine motion, I wish to inform the subcommittee that all witnesses have completed the required connection test in advance of the meeting.
Today we are meeting to begin our study on the situation of unlawful transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.