Welcome to meeting number 97 of the Standing Committee on International Trade. Today's meeting is, of course, taking place in a hybrid format.
I need to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses. Wait until I recognize you by name. I ask all participants to be careful when handling the earpieces in order to prevent feedback for the interpreters. I will remind you that all comments should be addressed through the chair. If any technical issues arise, please inform me immediately and we will suspend.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee, the committee is beginning its study of the CBSA assessment and revenue management, or CARM, system.
I have a budget of $9,750. Do I see any objections to the budget? I don't, so all those in favour approve.
There will be a confidential item distributed to members for you to discuss with regard to travel. If you could just quietly look at it, we'll discuss it not at 5:15 p.m. but at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will go until 5:30 p.m., and then we will deal with committee business for 15 minutes, so please, everybody, put that in your schedules.
We have with us today, from the Canada Border Services Agency, Jennifer Lutfallah, vice-president, commercial and trade branch; Ted Gallivan, executive vice-president; and Mike Leahy, director general, commercial projects.
Welcome to you all.
Mr. Gallivan, I open the floor to you and invite you to make a statement of up to five minutes.