I'm going to call the meeting to order.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to meeting number 116 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), the committee is resuming its study of the impact of information and of misinformation on the work of parliamentarians.
I'm going to remind everybody about the audio issues. Make sure that when you're not using your earpiece, it's placed on the sticker that's on the desk. Please try to avoid hitting the microphones and try to avoid any feedback, because it does cause damage to our interpreters.
I'm going to call on our witnesses today.
I would like to welcome first, as an individual, Mr. Ahmed Al-Rawi, who is the director of the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University.
We also have Richard Frank, who is a professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University.
As well, we have Mr. Peter Loewen, who is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
I want to welcome all three of you to our committee today on this important study.
We are going to start with Mr. Al-Rawi.
You have up to five minutes to address the committee, sir. Please go ahead.