I see a quorum, colleagues, so I'll call the meeting to order.
We're continuing with our study of federal government procurement issues and, more specifically, access of small and medium-sized enterprises to the federal procurement process.
We have as witnesses today, from the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, Mr. John Reid, the president and CEO; and Mr. Charles Duffett, senior VP and chief information officer.
Before they begin, I'll point out that we have set aside one hour for this presentation, which I hope the witnesses will appreciate. That is a pretty good deal for a presenter, to have an exclusive hour in front of my esteemed colleagues here. At the conclusion of the hour, we'll be going to a teleconference with the U.S. Small Business Administration, who have been good enough to outline some of their programs for us.
In view of the fact that we only have an hour, that means a couple of things. One, I have to stop talking so we can get on with the presentation. Two, I'd like to suggest we shrink the first party rounds of questioning to five minutes from eight. Not seeing any objection to that, I'll just say that's how we'll proceed.
Having said that, I'll welcome the witnesses from CATA. That's the acronym. Mr. Reid, will you be making the presentation?