Order, please. We will begin immediately.
We have a busy day today. We are hearing from four expert witnesses for our study on open data. I will introduce them right away. We have David Eaves, open data expert, appearing as an individual. We also have Renée Miller, who is a professor at University of Toronto's Department of Computer Science. By videoconference, we will hear from Ginny Dybenko, Executive Director of the University of Waterloo's Stratford Campus, and Mark Gayler, from Microsoft Canada. Since Mr. Gayler is in Vancouver, where it is currently 5:45 a.m., we will show some indulgence toward him.
Without further ado, let's start with the presentations of up to 10 minutes for each witness. Afterwards, the committee members will have an opportunity to ask the witnesses some questions.
I yield the floor to you, Mr. Eaves. Thank you for joining us and for taking the time to testify before our committee today.