I'm calling this meeting to order.
I want to welcome the committee members and witnesses. Thank you for being here today.
Welcome to meeting number five of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, October 14, the committee is meeting today to study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian Armed Forces operations.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of September 23. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. Just so that you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entire committee.
With that, I would like to hand this over to Major-General Dany Fortin, chief of staff of the Canadian Joint Operations Command.
I will ask you, General Fortin, to introduce your team. Thank you very much.