I call the meeting to order.
I will take the opportunity to thank all the witnesses for appearing before the committee. Thanks for your time today.
In this panel, we have with us Mr. Luc Bussières, rector of Hearst University; Yan Cimon, deputy vice rector of external and international affairs and health, and director of international affairs and la Francophonie, Université Laval; and Alain-Sébastien Malette, associate vice-president, international, University of Ottawa.
Welcome to all the witnesses. You will have five minutes for your opening remarks, and then we will proceed to the round of questioning.
For the benefit of all the witnesses, before we begin, there are a few points I would like to bring to your attention.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. When you are ready to speak, you can click on the microphone icon to activate your mike. As a reminder, all comments should be addressed through the chair. Interpretation in this video conference will work very much like at a regular committee meeting. When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly. When you're not speaking, your mike should be on mute. For your opening remarks as well as during the round of questioning, I'll give you a one-minute warning, a 30-second warning and a red card to show that the time is up, so please watch for these cards.
With that, we will go to Mr. Luc Bussières, rector of Hearst University.
Mr. Bussières, you will have five minutes for your opening remarks. Please proceed.