Good afternoon and happy Monday, everyone.
Welcome to meeting number 147 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Before we begin, I would like to ask all members and other in-person participants to consult the cards on the table for guidelines on using microphones and earpieces. This is a health and safety concern for everyone, especially the interpreters, whom we thank very much for their services.
Pursuant to the motion adopted on Thursday, September 19, 2024, and the order of the House referring back the twentieth report of the committee entitled “Potential Anti-Competitive Behaviour in Canada’s E-Transfer Ecosystem” the committee is resuming its study on credit card practices and regulations in Canada.
As a reminder to members, today's meeting will be extended by two hours to respect the terms of the motion referred to us by the House. Accordingly, we will have our second panel from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
We'll now start with our first panel of witnesses. It gives me great pleasure to welcome, from the Competition Bureau Canada, Matthew Boswell, commissioner of competition, accompanied by Anthony Durocher, deputy commissioner, competition promotion branch, and Krista McWhinnie, deputy commissioner, monopolistic practices directorate. They're back at our committee.
Thank you for taking part in this exercise.
Without further ado, Mr. Boswell, you have the floor for five minutes.