We'll call the 58th meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to order. We are here pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), continuing a study on counterfeiting and piracy of intellectual property.
We have with us three witnesses today. First of all, we have Mr. Daniel Drapeau, a lawyer with Ogilvy Renault. We have Professor Michael Geist, a professor of Internet law at the University of Ottawa. And third, from the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, we have Mr. Michael Erdle, the president.
Gentlemen, you were originally scheduled to be part of a five-person panel, and we had you for five-minute opening statements. But because there are three of you, I can be a little liberal—small l liberal—with your opening statements. We've added five minutes, but if you go a little over, I'll certainly accommodate you in terms of time. Then we'll get right into questions from members.
I think we'll start with Mr. Drapeau.