As I was saying, I acknowledge that this meeting is being held on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe peoples.
I welcome you to the 22nd meeting of House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
To pick up where I left off, for those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon at the bottom of your screen to activate your microphone, and please mute it when you are not speaking.
For interpretation for those on Zoom, you have the choice at the bottom of your screen of the floor, English or French. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I would remind you that all comments should be directed through the chair.
For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For those on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” icon.
I now would like to welcome our witnesses.
For the first hour of this meeting, our witnesses, from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, are Ian Scott, chairperson and chief executive officer; Scott Hutton, chief of consumer research and communications; Claude Doucet, secretary general; and Valerie Huot, director general of finance and administration services.
You have five minutes to present, and then there will be questions and answers from the members of Parliament.
Whomever you have chosen to present has the floor for five minutes.