Colleagues, I see we have quorum.
I have the honour to be chairing the 35 th meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. I am replacing Mr. Rajotte. Lucky you.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are doing a study of Canadian science and technology, and we're joined by several witnesses. Mr. Robert Best is vice-president of the national affairs branch of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; and Michelle Gauthier is director of research, policy, and analysis. From the Canada Foundation for Innovation, we have Eliot Phillipson, president and chief executive officer;
and Manon Harvey, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services; from Genome Canada, we have with us the President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Martin Godbout.
From Biotron we have Norm Hüner, scientific director.
We will give witnesses from each organization five minutes. I will try to hold you to that, as we have many questions.
Thank you for coming.
We will begin with you, Mr. Best.