I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 19 of the 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 reducing red tape and costs on rural and urban Canadian airports.
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.
Per the directive of the Board of Internal Economy on March 10, 2022, all those attending the meeting in person must wear a mask, except for members who are at their place during the proceedings.
Before beginning, I'd like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses and members.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those of you participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike. Please mute it when you are not speaking. Interpretation is available for those of you joining us on Zoom. You have the choice at the bottom of your screen of floor, English or French audio. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
As a reminder, all comments should be addressed through the chair. For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can, and we appreciate your patience and understanding in this regard.
Appearing before our committee today are Joseph Sparling, president of Air North; Monette Pasher, interim president of the Canadian Airports Council; Anthony Norejko, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Business Aviation Association; and Robin Guy, senior director of transportation, infrastructure and regulatory policy from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Hopefully, from the Northern Air Transport Association, we have Mr. Glenn Priestley, executive director. We're having some trouble getting him on the line right now. We also have Julian Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Pascan Inc.
Witnesses, I would like to welcome you before the committee today. We very much appreciate your time and the testimony that you will be providing us today.
We will now begin with the opening remarks, starting with Air North for five minutes.
The floor is yours.