Good afternoon.
I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 80 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, June 1, 2023, we are continuing our study of Bill C-42, an act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other acts.
I would like to welcome the witnesses and thank them for their patience. We are getting started a bit late because of voting in the House.
We have with us today Justin Brown, senior director, financial crimes policy, governance and transparency, Department of Finance; Annette Ryan, deputy director, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada; Sasha Caldera, campaign manager, beneficial ownership transparency, Publish What You Pay Canada; Denis Beaudoin, director, financial crime, Royal Canadian Mounted Police; and James Cohen, executive director, Transparency International Canada.
Thank you all for making time to meet with the committee to discuss this important bill. As you know, you will each have five minutes for your opening statement.
Without further ado, I will turn the floor over to Ms. Ryan for five minutes.