I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 33 of the Standing Committee on Science and Research.
We are meeting today to resume our study on the implications of the Canada-China preliminary joint arrangement on Canada's electric vehicle sector.
As a heads-up to all members, I'll be saving a few minutes at the end of our meeting to discuss some committee scheduling.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of all witnesses and members. Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those on Zoom, at the bottom of your screen, you can select the appropriate channel for interpretation: floor, English or French. As a reminder, all comments should be addressed through the chair.
With that, I would like to welcome our witnesses for our first panel.
We are joined by Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, senior fellow at the University of Ottawa. She's here in person. We are also joined by David Shipley, chief executive officer and co-founder of Beauceron Security. Our third witness for this panel is Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada. She's joining us by video conference.
All of the witnesses will have five minutes for their opening remarks, and then we will go into our rounds of questioning.
With that, I'll ask Madame McCuaig-Johnston to start.
You have five minutes for your opening remarks. Thank you.