I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting No. 32 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 Thursday, February 3, 2022, the committee is meeting to study anticipated labour shortages in the Canadian transportation sector.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Members of the committee, today we have appearing before us as witnesses, from the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association, Mr. Bruce Rodgers, executive director, and Ms. Julia Kuzeljevich, director, policy and communication.
From the Canadian Trucking Alliance, we have Mr. Stephen Laskowski, president, as well as Geoffrey Wood, senior vice-president.
From Teamsters Canada, we have Mariam Abou-Dib, executive director, government affairs, as well as, in person here with the committee, Mr. Omar Burgan.
We will begin with opening remarks from the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association, for five minutes.
The floor is yours.