Good afternoon.
Welcome to our 34th meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
We're here pursuant to the order of reference of Friday, May 8, 2009, to study Bill C-27, An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act.
We have in front of us, on our second panel today, witnesses from three different organizations: first, Mr. David Fewer and Mr. Tamir Israel from the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic; we have also with us Mr. David Fraser, Mr. Kim Alexander-Cook, as well as Tamra Thomson, from the Canadian Bar Association; and finally, we have Mr. John Lawford here, and Madam Janet Lo, from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre.
Welcome to you all.
We'll begin with five minutes of opening statements from each organization, beginning with the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.