I call this meeting to order.
Good afternoon, everyone.
Welcome to meeting No. 98 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, April 24, 2023, the committee is resuming consideration of Bill C‑27, an act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses today. We have Michael Beauvais, a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, by videoconference; Avi Goldfarb, a professor of marketing and the Rotman chair at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management; Michelle Gordon, lawyer and founder of GEM Privacy Consulting; Antoine Guilmain, counsel and co‑leader of National Cyber Security and Data Protection Practice Group at Gowling WLG; and Luk Arbuckle, chief methodologist and privacy officer at IQVIA Solutions Canada Inc.
Each of you will have five minutes for an opening statement.
Thank you all for taking the time to join us in this study this afternoon. Without further ado, I'll give the floor to Mr. Beauvais for five minutes.