Welcome, members, to the eighth meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, on April 13, 2010. We are here today pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) for a study of Canada's foreign ownership rules and regulations in the telecommunications sector.
Today our meeting has been divided into two separate sections so that we can hear from two separate witnesses.
The first witness, whom we will hear from for the next hour, is Mr. Dimitri Ypsilanti, who is the head of the information, communications, and consumer policy division of the directorate on science, technology, and industry for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
He is available to us today through video conference from Paris. He has asked for translation. I want to highlight for members that there will be a delay, not only in the translation, but also in the video feed.
Without further ado, we'll begin with an opening statement from Mr. Ypsilanti.