I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 47 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 discuss the Air Passenger Protection Regulations.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
I wish to inform committee members that all witnesses have been sound tested for the benefit of our translators and have passed the test.
We have with us today, for the first half of our meeting, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, and department officials Dominic Rochon, acting deputy minister; Craig Hutton, associate assistant deputy minister, policy; and Nicholas Robinson, associate assistant deputy minister, safety and security.
Minister, thank you, as always, for accepting this committee's invitation to appear before us.
With that, to get things started, I'll turn it over to you for your five-minute opening remarks.