I call the meeting to order.
Welcome back, everybody. This is meeting number 29. How time flies. This is the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Today we have a new clerk for the day.
We have two panels today. We have the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada for the first hour. In the second hour, we have BDC coming back.
Right now, from the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, we have Bob Masterson, president and chief executive officer, and Pierre Gauthier, vice-president for public affairs.
Gentlemen, the floor is yours. You've got eight minutes, and I'm holding you to eight minutes. After you do that, we'll get into our questioning.