I'd like to call to order our meeting of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, meeting number 25.
Colleagues, we have witnesses involved with innovation and competitiveness, which is a study that we have wanted to get into.
Today we have with us, from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Siddika Mithani, the assistant deputy minister of the science and technology branch; and Gilles Saindon, associate assistant deputy minister of the science and technology branch. We welcome them to the committee.
With that, I want to welcome our committee members back.
Madam Michaud, welcome to our committee as a visitor.
When I look over on this side, we have all of our committee-men back. Thank you very much.
I'm not sure who's making the presentation, but you have 10 minutes, please.