Honourable members, thank you for placing your confidence in me. I am pleased to serve as your committee chair.
Before we get started, I'd like to take a moment to thank the honourable member Vance Badawey for the outstanding job he did chairing this committee during the 43rd Parliament. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to the five returning members of the committee for their outstanding work during the 42nd and 43rd parliaments. Well done.
Colleagues, before we move on to some housekeeping notes that I have to read, if you're in agreement, I'd like to ask the clerk to proceed with the election of the vice-chairs. Do I have agreement?