Dear colleagues, I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to the seventh meeting of the Standing Committee on Science and Research.
As you all know, the Board of Internal Economy requires that committees adhere to health protocols, which are in effect until March 11, 2022. As chair, I will enforce these measures and, as always, I thank you all for your co-operation.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the order of November 24, 2021. I'd like to outline a few rules to follow.
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The committee clerk and I will maintain a speaking list for all members.
Dear colleagues, we have two panels tonight. We're delighted to welcome our witnesses for the first panel.
From Niagara College, we have Dr. Marc Nantel, vice-president, research and external relations. Welcome, Dr. Nantel. From the Université du Québec en Outaouais, we have Dr. Adel El Zaïm, vice-president, research, creation, partnership and internationalization. From the University of Saskatchewan, we have Dr. Baljit Singh, vice-president, research.
We welcome you all. We're grateful for your time.
We'll have statements from each witness for five minutes. I will hold up a yellow card when you have 30 seconds left.
We'll begin with Dr. Nantel for five minutes.
Welcome. The floor is yours.