Good morning, everyone. Welcome to meeting number 145 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Before we begin the meeting, I would like to remind all the in‑person participants in the room to read the instructions on the small card in front of them concerning the use of earpieces and microphones. This affects the health and safety of everyone, especially the interpreters, whom we want to thank for their work and assistance.
Pursuant to the motion adopted on Thursday, September 19, 2024, the committee is resuming its study of credit card practices and regulations in Canada.
We're pleased to welcome today, from the Canada Revenue Agency, Luisa Rizzo, director general of the GST/HST rulings directorate.
We're also joined by a number of officials from the Department of Finance. These officials are Judith Hamel, director general, financial services division; Nicolas Marion, senior director, payments policy; Amanda Riddell, director, real property and financial institutions, sales tax division; and Warren Light, expert advisor, sales tax division.
From Statistics Canada, we're joined by Matthew MacDonald, director, consumer prices division; Matthew Hoffarth, assistant director, national economic accounts division; and Jennifer Withington, assistant chief statistician, economic statistics.
I would like to welcome you all to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology and thank you for taking part in this process.
Without further ado, I'll give the floor to Ms. Rizzo for her five‑minute opening remarks.