Ladies and gentlemen, bonjour à tous. Welcome to the 37th meeting of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
Of course it won't be on this record, but I think it's appropriate to say to the members here.... I wanted to say it, but I thought the standing ovation was probably more apt, and then your personal words, Mr. Dicerni.... But certainly, his capability, his competence, his wide range of knowledge and wisdom, and his diplomatic ability at the committee—which he referred to a bit—and his limited vocabulary—