I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 36 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 Monday, September 26, the committee is meeting to study fraudulent calls in Canada.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, June 23, 2022. I am sorry to join you virtually today. I always prefer to be here in person, but that is not possible today.
However, we are fortunate to have several witnesses joining us in person in the first hour today, including representatives from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Superintendent Denis Beaudoin, director, Financial Crime; Sergeant Guy Paul Larocque, acting officer in charge, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre; and Mr. Chris Lynam, director general, National Cybercrime Coordination.
In the second hour, we have Mr. Randall Baran-Chong, co-founder of Canadian SIM-swap Victims United; Mr. Kevin Cosgrove, digital safety educator and civilian advisor; and finally, Mr. John Mecher, retired RCMP fraud investigator. They will be testifying in their individual capacities.
Without further ado, I will turn the floor over to representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for five minutes.