I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number seven of the Standing Committee on Science and Research. Pursuant to the motion of June 18, 2025, the committee is meeting to study antimicrobial resistance.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the Standing Orders. Members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application.
Before we continue, I would like to ask all in-person participants to consult the guidelines written on the cards on the table. These measures are in place to help prevent audio and feedback incidents and to protect the health and safety of all participants, including our interpreters. You will notice a QR code on the card, which links to a short awareness video.
I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of the witnesses and 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. Those in the room can use the earpiece to select the desired channel.
As a reminder, all comments should be addressed through the chair. For members in the room, if you wish to speak, please raise your hand. For members on Zoom, please use the “raise hand” function. The clerk and I will manage the speaking order as best we can. We appreciate your patience and understanding in this regard.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses.
For the first panel, we have Dr. Herman Barkema, professor of epidemiology of infectious diseases at the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary; Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases specialist at the Toronto General Hospital and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto; François M. Castonguay, assistant professor at the Université de Montréal; and, by video conference, Dr. John Conly, professor of medicine at the University of Calgary.
Welcome, everybody. Thanks a lot for coming and appearing before this committee on this important study.
All witnesses will have five minutes for opening remarks, and then we will go to the rounds of questions. Today, we will start with Dr. Barkema.
The floor is yours.