Welcome, everyone. Good evening.
I'd like to begin by welcoming our witnesses to our committee. We're delighted to have you.
Welcome to meeting number 16 of the Standing Committee on Science and Research.
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All individuals wishing to enter the parliamentary precinct must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. All those attending the meeting in person must wear a mask, except for members who are at their places during proceedings.
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Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021.
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Colleagues, we are delighted to have our first panel tonight.
We have, as an individual, Professor David Novog. From McMaster University, we have Dave Tucker, who is the assistant vice president for nuclear research. Welcome to you both.
From Ontario Power Generation we are really pleased that Ken Hartwick, who is the president and chief executive officer, can join us.
We'd like to welcome you all. We hope you have a good experience today. You have an interested committee.
Each of you will have five minutes to speak. At four and a half minutes, I will hold up a yellow card. It lets you know you have 30 seconds to wrap up.
With that, we will begin with Professor Novog.
The floor is yours for five minutes.