We will recommence. I'll invite our panel to be seated and be comfortable and feel welcome.
I welcome you on behalf of the finance committee, who are currently engaged in the onerous challenge of preparing recommendations for the finance minister for his next budget, and we appreciate your time here today. I will signal you when you have a minute remaining in your presentation time, and then when you have less, and we'll cut you off at five minutes in order to allow these people to question you. Look forward to that; I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
We'll begin immediately with the representative from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation, Mr. Jeffrey Dale, president and CEO. Welcome, and proceed.