We'll call this meeting to order. This is the 24th meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
Members, we have 13 votes at 5:30, so we'll have to end this meeting at 5:15.
I believe our last guest is here. We have with us today four guests.
The orders of the day today are, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), for the study of the proposed sale of part of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to Alliant Techsystems.
We have with us in the room, first of all, the chair of the Rideau Institute on International Affairs, Mr. Steven Staples. Welcome.
From the University of British Columbia we have Professor Michael Byers. He's the Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law.
As individuals we have with us Mr. Hugh Thompson, spacecraft systems engineer with MDA Ltd., and last, by video conference from Montreal, the former president of the Canadian Space Agency, Mr. Marc Garneau.
Mr. Garneau, can you hear me okay?