Bon après-midi à tous. Good afternoon to everyone.
We are here pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Friday, August 7, 2009 to study the proposed sales of certain Nortel Networks assets.
We're here today pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by this committee on Friday, August 7, 2009, to study the proposed sale of certain Nortel Networks assets.
We have in front of us three representatives from Industry Canada: Mr. Richard Dicerni, the deputy minister; Madame Marie-Josée Thivierge, assistant deputy minister of small business and marketplace services; and Madam Helen McDonald, assistant deputy minister of spectrum, information technologies and telecommunications. Welcome to all three.
We will begin with a 10-minute opening statement and then go to 50 minutes of questions and comments on the part of members, so that we can go in camera at 2:45 for a discussion of where this committee will go.
Without further ado, Mr. Dicerni.