Colleagues, let's start. We're going to cut the time down a bit here. We're already about 35 minutes behind as a result of the votes, and I have a couple of pieces of committee business that we have to deal with at the end. It won't take us too long, but we might call a bit of an audible midway through here.
Nonetheless, we have four officials from the ministry joining us here today: Valerie Huot, acting chief financial officer and assistant deputy minister; Mark Schaan, associate deputy minister; Stephanie Tanton, assistant deputy minister, Innovation Canada; and Samir Chhabra, director general, marketplace framework policy branch.
We'll go right into the first line of questioning. That will go to our Conservative colleagues.
I'll turn the floor over to you, Mr. Falk. Go ahead, sir.