I now call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 71 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 Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the committee is meeting for its study on adapting infrastructure to face climate change.
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.
Before I begin, I would like to inform the members that all of the witnesses appearing before us have been tested for sound for the benefit of interpreters, and they have all passed the sound test.
Appearing before us today, we have, from the BC Watershed Security Coalition, Coree Tull, co-chair, by video conference; Zita Botelho, director, Watersheds BC, by video conference; and Neil Fletcher, director of conservation stewardship, B.C. Wildlife Federation, by video conference.
From Canada's Building Trades Unions, we have Michael Gordon, director, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, by video conference; and Rita Rahmati, government relations manager, by video conference.
We also have Kevin Lee, chief executive officer of the Canadian Home Builders' Association.
We are also welcoming Sylvain Dupuis, Mayor of the City of Saint-Ours.
From Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, we have Joanna Eyquem, managing director, climate-resilient infrastructure.
We will begin today with opening remarks, and we will start off with Coree Tull.