Gordon Nixon

I'm Gordon Nixon and I'm pleased to preside over this meeting as Chair of the BCE Board of Directors. Before I call the meeting to order, I would like to turn to our Corporate Secretary, Melanie Schweizer, who will provide our land acknowledgement.

Melanie Schweizer
SVP of Corporate Services & Corporate Secretary

[Interpreted] Maintain strong ties with the land. First people play a key role in present and future of the land. Land acknowledgments are invitation to learn, reflect and support actions to our reconciliation. Let's continue to deepening our understanding, supporting indigenous-led initiatives and building relationships rooted in respect, reciprocity and truth.

Gordon Nixon

I will now call the meeting to order. As we announced at our annual meeting this year -- at last year's annual meeting, this year, for the first time, we are conducting our Annual General Meeting in a hybrid format with shareholders attending and able to participate, vote and ask questions at the meeting both live -- both in person and live video webcast through Lumi platform. We welcome all shareholders attending the meeting, both those online and those in the room with us today.

In a moment, we will review the procedures of the meeting and how shareholders can vote, raise points of order, make motions, speak to shareholder proposals and ask questions during the meeting. In the meantime, I will review a few preliminary matters. The business of this meeting will be conducted in both English and in French. For those attending the meeting online, you may choose the language feed at the bottom of the broadcast screen.