I call the meeting to order. This is the second hour, and I would like to welcome our witnesses.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), this committee is studying media, access of local communities to all platforms and, of course, what has been the result or impact of consolidation of certain media within Canada, and how we ensure that these local communities have access not only to Canadian news but to Canadian stories.
Basically we are coming to the end of our study, and we have heard some fairly interesting points made by various media, so we called you in here to tell us what your departments are doing and to talk about how the Competition Bureau is looking at competitiveness in Canada with regard to platforms.
Thank you very much, Mr. Brazeau and Madam Pratt from the Competition Bureau.
From the Department of Industry we have Mr. Schaan and Mr. Scott.
Each department, not each person, has a 10-minute presentation time, and then we will open it up to questions and answers.
Perhaps we can begin with the Competition Bureau.
Monsieur Brazeau, begin please.