Yes, Mr. Vis, no one is participating remotely in this meeting.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses and members.
First, please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by videoconference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike and please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
Although this room is equipped with a powerful audio system, feedback events can occur. These can be extremely harmful to interpreters and cause serious injuries. The most common cause of sound feedback is an earpiece which is too close to a microphone. Please be cautious when handling the earpieces, especially when your microphone or your neighbour's microphone is turned on. In order to prevent incidents and safeguard the hearing health of the interpreters, please ensure that you speak into the microphone to which your headset is plugged in and please avoid manipulating the earpiece by placing it on the table, away from the microphone, when it is not in use.
Lastly, a reminder to address all comments to the chair as much as possible, but not necessarily.
Now, I would like to greet three regulars, who are here to discuss Bill C‑34. We therefore welcome Mark Schaan, senior assistant deputy minister, strategy and innovation; James Burns, senior director, investment review branch; and Mehmet Karman, senior policy analyst, investment review branch. Thank you for joining us once again.
(On clause 7)
We are now ready to resume the clause-by-clause. We left off at clause 7. If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Perkins had moved amendment CPC‑2. We will therefore resume where we left off, which is to say at amendment CPC‑2.
Go ahead, Mr. Williams.