Good morning, everyone.
Welcome to meeting 32 of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. We are meeting pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), a study of Canada in the digital age.
This morning our witnesses are from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Dr. Chad Gaffield, president; Gisèle Yasmeen, vice-president, partnerships; and Murielle Gagnon, director, strategic programs and joint initiatives partnerships.
We have talked about this meeting for quite some time and have looked forward to you coming today.
Along with Mr. Gaffield's introduction here today, our analysts have also done some background notes on new media. I think Michael has put those things together, and they're also in your package.
Dr. Gaffield, please take the mike. Thank you.