I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 42 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 the Air Passenger Protection Regulations.
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.
Colleagues, appearing before us today, from the Canadian Transportation Agency, we have Michelle Greenshields, director general, dispute resolution branch; and Tom Oommen, director general, analysis and outreach branch.
From the Department of Transport, joining us virtually, we have Craig Hutton, associate assistant deputy minister, policy; and Colin Stacey, director general, air policy.
In the second half of our meeting, from the National Airlines Council of Canada, we have Jeff Morrison, president and chief executive officer; and from WestJet Airlines, we have Andrew Gibbons, vice-president, external affairs.
I'd like to take this opportunity to inform members that all of today's video conference witness participants have completed the necessary audiovisual checks. Once again, I'll look over to my esteemed interpreters to get the thumbs up to make sure that everything is okay. Fantastic.
We will begin with opening remarks from the Department of Transport, for five minutes.
I turn the floor over to you.