Good morning, all. I now call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting four 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 September 23, 2020. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. So that you are aware, the webcast will always 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.
For members participating in person, proceed as you usually would when the whole committee is meeting in person in a committee room. Keep in mind the directives from the Board of Internal Economy regarding masking and health protocols.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you are on video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute your mike. For those in the room, your microphone will be controlled as normal by the proceedings and verification officer.
This is a reminder that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair. When you are not speaking, your mike should be on mute. With regard to a speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do our best to maintain the order of speaking for all members, whether they are participating virtually or in person.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee is meeting today to commence study on the accessibility and affordability of telecommunications services.
As is my normal practice, I will hold up a yellow card when you have 30 seconds left in your intervention, and I will hold up a red card when your time for questions has expired.
Now I'd like to welcome today's witnesses. From Telesat, we have Mr. Daniel Goldberg, president and chief executive officer; Mr. Stephen Hampton, manager, government affairs and public policy; and Ms. Michele Beck, vice-president of sales, North America. From Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, we have Ms. Patricia Cooper, vice-president, satellite government affairs.
Each witness will present for up to seven minutes, followed by rounds of questions.
With that, I will turn it over to Telesat. You have the floor for seven minutes.