Good afternoon, everyone.
Welcome to meeting number 133 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
It's good to see you again after the summer break. I hope you all had a great summer and are feeling refreshed and ready to get back to the important work of this committee.
To begin, I invite participants to review the instructions on the use of the earpieces to ensure that everyone's health and safety, particularly the health and safety of the interpreters, is respected and that acoustic incidents are avoided.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, as well as the motion adopted on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the committee is meeting today to resume its study on the recent investigation and reports on SDTC.
I would like to welcome the witnesses who will be with us in the first hour of the meeting. From the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, we have Konrad von Finckenstein, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, accompanied by Michael Aquilino, legal counsel. Thank you for being here.
Without further ado, I give the floor to Mr. von Finckenstein.
You have the floor for five minutes, sir.