Thanks very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses for being here. We appreciate it.
Many witnesses have something to offer in the context of our study. As my colleague Gabriel Ste-Marie said, we won't be able to ask all the witnesses questions, but we thank them for their suggestions. We will certainly consider what they have said today and the documents they have submitted to the committee.
I'd like to start with the Council of Canadian Innovators, if I may, and continue along the lines of what my colleague Ms. Thompson was asking earlier.
One of the things that have been announced is the Canada innovation corporation. I'm wondering if you could comment on how you see the potential of this corporation to scale up businesses and help to commercialize research and innovation, boost and promote Canadian intellectual property and more.