Industry committee  Okay. Monsieur Durocher, I see that you have the same kind of headset. If you could put the microphone closer to your mouth, that would be helpful. Thank you.

Industry committee  Okay. Thank you very much. Mr. Boswell, I'm not sure if there's any possibility of getting that microphone a little closer. We're actually out of time on that round, but I'll let you finish that response, and we'll try the translation at the same time.

Industry committee  Thank you very much. We'll now turn to MP Ehsassi. You have the floor for six minutes.

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Boswell. With that, we will start our first round of questions, which goes to MP Rood. You have the floor for six minutes.

Industry committee  You have the floor, Mr. Lemire.

Industry committee  Yes. Mr. Boswell, could you put your microphone closer to your mouth so that translation can pick up the sound, please?

Industry committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  Mr. Boswell, could I ask you to put your microphone a little closer to your mouth, please? Thank you.

Industry committee  Good morning, everyone. I now call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number nine of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of September 23, 2020. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.

Industry committee  I do not have the amendment in French, but I will read it in English. I apologize. It was submitted in English. I would like to replace the second part of the motion with the following: That in order to fully study this emergency situation, the committee invite the Minister of Health, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the President of the Public Health Agency of Canada, each to appear before the committee for one and a half hours Then it would continue, “provided that”, followed by paragraphs (a), (b), etc.

Industry committee  The clerk has just explained to me that we have no more room available for additional meetings before December 11. After December 11, we are no longer allowed to hold hybrid meetings. If the House passes a motion that allows us to hold them in the week of December 14, then we could add hybrid meetings.

Industry committee  I will ask the clerk to check that. We can send you an update about the possibility.

Industry committee  MP Lambropoulos.

Industry committee  Right now, there are many invariables before us. MP Cumming, I'll get right to you in a moment To the folks on the committee, know that I will do my best, if this motion is adopted, to schedule according to the wishes of the committee. However, I do not have control over schedules for ministers and agendas and so on and so forth.

Industry committee  Is there any further debate on the amendment that we replace “each to appear separately before the committee for at least three hours” with “each to appear before the committee for one and a half hours”? Mr. Lemire, is your hand up?