I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 22 of the Standing Committee on Science and Research.
The committee is meeting to study the mandates of the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses and the members. Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mic, and please mute yourself when you are not speaking. For those on Zoom, at the bottom of your screen you can select the appropriate channel for interpretation: floor, English or French. This is a reminder that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
With that, for today's meeting, I would like to welcome our witnesses.
We have the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. Welcome, Minister.
From the Department of Industry, we have Mark Schaan, associate deputy minister.
Minister, you will have five minutes for your opening remarks, and then we will go to the rounds of questioning.
The floor is yours. Thanks a lot for appearing before the committee.