I call the meeting to order.
I want to welcome everyone. This meeting is called pursuant to the standing orders. It's to deal with the committee's ongoing study on open government or open data.
This afternoon's meeting will be broken into three segments. In the first segment, beginning at 3:30, we originally planned to have with us Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Unfortunately, Ms. Stoddart's office notified us this morning that she's very ill today and unable to attend, so we've substituted Madame Chantal Bernier, the assistant privacy commissioner of Canada. She's accompanied by Colin McKay, the director of research, education, and outreach.
I propose to take the first panel until about 4:20. Then we'll bring in the second panel of two witnesses. At 5:15 we'll deal with Madame Freeman's motion.
Madame Bernier, we'll now invite you to make your opening remarks. Please take no longer than 10 minutes. Again, welcome to the committee.