I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 129 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format.
I'd like to remind participants to please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. All comments should be addressed through the chair.
Members, please raise your hand if you wish to speak, whether participating in person or via Zoom. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on September 19, 2024, the committee is resuming its study of Russian interference and disinformation campaigns in Canada.
I would like to welcome our witnesses.
As an individual, we have David Pugliese, a journalist from the Ottawa Citizen.
From the Canadian Association of Journalists, we have president Brent Jolly.
I would now like to invite both of you to make opening statements of up to five minutes.
We'll start with Mr. Pugliese,
Mr. Pugliese, take it away.