Good morning, everyone.
I now call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 26 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. Just so you are aware, the webcast will only show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I'd like to outline a few rules to follow.
Members and witnesses may speak in the official language of their choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting. You have the choice, at the bottom of your screen, of floor, English or French. Please select your preference.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. I will remind you that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair. When you are not speaking, your microphone should be on mute.
As is my normal practice, I will hold up a yellow card when you have 30 seconds left in your intervention, and a red card when your time for questions has expired. Please respect the time allocation so that I don't have to cut you off.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Friday, March 19, 2021, the committee is meeting today to start a study on the proposed acquisition of Shaw by Rogers.
I'd like to now welcome our witnesses. From Rogers Communications, we have Joe Natale, president and chief executive officer; Dean Prevost, president, connected home and Rogers for business; and Victoria Smith, director of community partnerships, network expansion.
From Shaw Communications, we have Brad Shaw, executive chair and chief executive officer; Paul McAleese, president; and Chima Nkemdirim, vice-president, government relations.
Each witness will present for up to six minutes, followed by rounds of questions. We will try our best today to complete four rounds of questions.
With that, I invite Rogers Communications to present.
You have the floor for six minutes.