I call this meeting to order.
Welcome everyone. Welcome to meeting No. 50 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, 2022, the committee is meeting to study the current state of blockchain technology in Canada.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, June 23, 2022.
I want to thank all the numerous witnesses who are joining us today. Thanks for taking the time on this Thursday evening for discussions with us.
With us today we have Brad Mills, as an individual.
From Dapper Labs, we have Alison Kutler.
From the digital governance institute, we have Charlaine Bouchard, Guillaume Déziel and Jean-François Gauthier.
From Hut 8 Mining Corporation, we have Jaime Leverton.
From the Information and Communications Technology Council, we have Namir Anami.
From Futurity Partners, we have Tanya Woods with us in person in Ottawa.
From Mastercard, we have Jesse McWaters.
Thank you all for joining us. It is much appreciated.
Given that we have many witnesses and a lot of questions, we'll start without further ado with Mr. Mills for five minutes.