We will do that. Members will be allowed to ask questions; there just won't be any interpretation provided for Mr. Appleton. If that becomes an issue, we can discuss it later on in the meeting.
With that, I would like to welcome our final panel of witnesses for the pre-budget consultations for 2026 of the finance committee.
First, we have Monsieur Renaud Gignac, senior adviser from the Investors for Paris Compliance. We have Mr. Barry Appleton, the interim director of the Balsillie Legal Advisory Centre. We have Stephen Beatty, industry consultant. From Hitachi Energy Canada, we have Carla Vicente, the Canada managing director.
Just before I turn to you, I'd like to remind you of the following points.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mic, and please mute yourself while you are not speaking. For those on Zoom, at the bottom of your screen you can select the appropriate channel for interpretation. For those in the room, you can use the earpiece and select the desired channel.
I would like to remind everyone that you can be asked questions in either English or French, so if you require interpretation, please put your earpiece in now so that we can ensure we use the time available to us.
Each of you will have five minutes for your opening remarks.
We are going to begin with Monsieur Gignac.
Mr. Gignac, you have the floor for five minutes.