I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 11 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of September 23, 2020. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. So you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee. To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline a few rules to follow.
Members and witnesses, you may speak in the official language of your choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting. You have the choice at the bottom of your screen of “floor”, “English” or “French”.
For members participating in person, proceed as you usually would when the whole committee is meeting in person in a committee room. Keep in mind the directives from the Board of Internal Economy regarding masking and health protocols.
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 your mike. For those in the room, your microphone will be controlled as normal by the proceedings and verification officer.
I remind everyone 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 a speakers list, the committee clerk and I will do the best we can to maintain the order of speaking for all members, whether they are participating virtually or in person.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee is meeting today to continue its study on the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation sector.
Before I introduce our witnesses, I want to ask you, members of the committee, how long, in fact, you want this meeting to be. It's up to you. It's your choice. Do you want to shut it down at 5:30, as we usually do, which is what we're scheduled to do, or would you like to go for the extra time, which we might be allowed since House resources are available to us?
Ms. Kusie, from the Conservatives, do you have a preference? I'll ask Mr. Bachrach and Mr. Barsalou-Duval the same question.
Ms. Kusie.