I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 101 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, November 20, 2023, the committee is meeting to study accessible transportation for people with disabilities.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Although this room is equipped with a very powerful and sophisticated audio system, feedback events can occur. These can be extremely harmful to our interpreters and can cause serious injuries. The most common cause of sound feedback is an earpiece worn too closely to a microphone. We, therefore, ask all participants to exercise a high degree of caution when handling the earpieces, especially when their microphone or their neighbour's microphone is turned on. In order to prevent incidents and to safeguard the hearing health of our interpreters, I invite participants to ensure that they speak into the microphone into which their headset is plugged, and to avoid manipulating the earbuds by placing them on the table, away from the microphone, when they are not in use.
Appearing before us today for the first hour, from Air Passenger Rights, is Dr. Gábor Lukács, president, who is joining us by video conference.
Welcome back, sir. It's always good to have you here.
From the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, we have Nada Semaan, president and chief executive officer; Louise Alberelli, general manager, operational programs; and Rhoda Boyd, director, communications and passenger experience.
Welcome.
I'll turn it over to you, Dr. Lukács, so that you can begin your opening remarks. You have five minutes, sir.