Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (MRT.DB.A) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust's 2026 First Quarter Results Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. If at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero for the operator. This call is being recorded on Friday, May 1st of 2026. I would now like to turn the conference over to Andrew Tamlin, Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead, sir. Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. My name is Andrew Tamlin, Chief Financial Officer of Moorgard REIT. Welcome to Moorgard REIT's first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. I am joined this afternoon by John Guinness, Vice President of Retail Asset Management, Tom Johnson, Senior Vice President of Western Office Management, and Todd Febo, Vice President of Office Asset Management Eastern Canada. Thank you all for taking the time to join the call. Before we jump into the call, I would like to point out that our comments will mostly refer to the first quarter 2026 MD&A and financial statements, which have been posted to our website. I refer you specifically to the cautionary language at the front of the MD&A, which would also apply to any comments that we would make on this call. Our first quarter results were in line with expectations and consistent with last year's results. We have seen some softness in the office net operating income from two larger tenants that have given back space in Ottawa and Vancouver in recent months, but this has been mostly offset by improved retail results coming primarily from our enclosed mall asset class. The REITs net operating income for the first quarter was $25.6 million, which was down slightly f...