I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Bonjour à tous. Welcome to the 43rd meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science, and Technology.
Today we have before us Department of Industry officials. Janet DiFrancesco is the director general of the electronic commerce branch, and she'll be giving some opening remarks. With her are André Leduc, a policy analyst with electronic commerce policy, and Philip Palmer, senior general counsel for legal services.
Without any further ado, Madam DiFrancesco, you can go ahead, but before you start, you will notice that we've given you some complimentary binders. These are to assist you in following the clause-by-clause consideration of this bill. You can see that they're going be a great help to you in the very near future.
Madam DiFrancesco, please begin at your convenience.