I call the meeting to order.
Good afternoon.
Welcome to meeting number 15 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the committee is meeting on quantum computing.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. As a reminder, all those attending the meeting in person must follow the public health rules in place, which everyone should be familiar with.
I would like to welcome the witnesses and thank them for being with us today. My apologies for the delay. Before we get started, I would ask the witnesses to make sure that their microphones are properly positioned.
Joining us are Anne Broadbent, professor and holder of the university research chair in quantum information and cryptography, department of mathematics and statistics, University of Ottawa, as an individual; Dr. Edward McCauley, president and vice-chancellor, University of Calgary; Andrew Fursman, co‑founder and chief executive officer of 1QB Information Technologies Inc.; and Dr. Stephanie Simmons, founder and chief quantum officer of Photonic.
Luc Sirois of the Conseil de l'innovation du Québec will probably be joining us.
Also, Allison Schwartz, vice-president of global government relations and public affairs at D‑Wave Systems, will join us later if she's able to connect to the meeting.
Ms. Broadbent will start us off. Go ahead, Ms. Broadbent. You have about six minutes.