I will now call the meeting to order.
On behalf of all members of the committee, I want to welcome our witnesses here today.
This meeting is in continuance of our ongoing study into open government, and the committee is very pleased to have three witnesses with us today.
The first witness is Mr. David Hume. Mr. Hume is the executive director of citizen engagement for the British Columbia provincial government. However, I should point out that he's appearing today as an individual in his own right.
The second witness is Mr. David Wallace. Mr. Wallace is the chief information officer for the City of Toronto. As we all know, the City of Toronto has been doing some interesting things on open government.
Mr. Wallace is not in his seat, as you can see. We understand that his flight has been delayed, so hopefully he will be joining us in the session.
The third and final witness is Mr. Vincent Gogolek. Mr. Gogolek is the executive director of the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association.
Again, welcome.
We're going to start with opening remarks from all three individuals. Perhaps we'll start with you first, Mr. Hume.