Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, good afternoon.
I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting No. 69 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, April 17, 2023, we are studying Bill C‑34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, June 23, 2022.
For the first hour, we are fortunate to have with us the Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, the member for Saint-Maurice—Champlain and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. He is accompanied by Charles Vincent, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business and Marketplace Services. In the second hour, Mr Vincent will be joined by James Burns, Senior Director, Investment Review Branch.
I'm going to begin by giving the floor to Mr. Champagne for a rather generous period of five minutes.