I call this meeting to order.
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I would like to welcome our witnesses for this second panel.
We are joined by Mr. Richard Shimooka, senior fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
We are also joined by Dr. Paul Brett, deputy provost and executive director of professional and continuing education, from the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Our third witness for this panel is Edoardo De Martin, chief executive officer, representing Industrio AI Inc.
Welcome to all the witnesses.
All three are joining by video conference. Each witness will have have five minutes for their opening remarks, and then we will go to the rounds of questioning.
We will begin with Mr. Shimooka.
You will have five minutes for your opening remarks. Please, go ahead.