I call the meeting to order.
Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to meeting No. 101 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, April 24, 2023, the committee is resuming consideration of Bill C‑27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.
I’d like to welcome our witnesses today, Mr. Jean-François Gagné, an AI strategic advisor, who will be given an opportunity to give his opening address when he joins us a little later. We also have with us Ms. Erica Ifill, a journalist and founder of the Podcast Not In My Colour, and from AlayaCare, Mr. Adrian Schauer, its founder and chief executive officer.
I want to thank you, Mr. Schauer, for making yourself available again today. I know we had some technical difficulties before, but the headset looks fine this afternoon. Thanks for being here again.
Thank you, Madam Clerk, for the help, as well.
We have, from AltaML Inc., Nicole Janssen, co-founder and chief executive officer; and from Gladstone AI, we have Jérémie Harris.
And last, we will have Jennifer Quaid, associate professor and vice-dean research, civil law section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa along with with Céline Castets-Renard, full law professor, Faculty of Civil Law , University of Ottawa.
As we have several witnesses, we will begin the discussion immediately. Each of you will have five minutes for an opening statement. Mr. Gagné, please begin.
Madame Ifill, the floor is yours.