I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of the new witnesses. 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.
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For this panel, I would like to welcome our witnesses. We are joined by Dr. Nadia Hasan, assistant professor, school of gender, sexuality and women’s studies, York University, by video conference. We have Professor Eric Kaufmann, University of Buckingham, appearing by video conference. A special thanks to you for joining all the way from there. We are also joined by Gad Saad, visiting scholar, Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom, University of Mississippi, by video conference. Our fourth witness for today is Robert Thomas, president, Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship. All of the witnesses will have five minutes for their opening remarks.
We will start with Mr. Saad.
The floor is yours.