Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. As always, all of my questions go through the chair. I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. Mr. Salvo, I would like to come to you first. I'm very curious. You talked about the partnership between you, Microsoft and the Government of Canada, if I have that correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you to our new witnesses. Thank you to Ms. Wong for sticking around a little longer. I really appreciate it. First of all, my question is for you, Mr. Mitrovica, and I hope I got your name somewhat right. I think that has been the challenge. I read your articles as well.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. I think it is challenging to try to navigate this in a way that goes back to protecting Canadians and making sure that they have information they require. That's, of course, why we support a public inquiry. With regard to the other part I want to talk about, you said—and we've heard this a lot—that a lot of our legislation around these issues is old, which is a big challenge for us, and that a lot of legislation around CSIS is old and needs to be reinvigorated.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. Through you, I'm going to come back to Ms. Wong first, and then, Ms. Lau, please add anything. In your earlier presentation you talked about having sector-specific advice. When I listened to that, I was really thinking about how many conversations we've had at this table around action that we need to take not just during elections but also between elections.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  My last question is around having a registry. I've heard from a lot of communities that they're concerned about who could be put on that registry. I know there was talk about a strong appeals process. I'm wondering whether you could explain how to balance the need for accountability and the need for human rights.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. My next question is around Canadian elections. I read your information as well. Right now, of course, a lot of information is given out in French and English, but that's it. How would having an expanded number of languages to reflect the diverse communities within Canada help with foreign interference and Canadian election strength?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Go ahead, Ms. Lau.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. Another thing that I saw, Ms. Wong, in some of the information I read about the work you've been doing, is with regard to specific targets around rural and remote communities. Could you talk about that? I represent a more rural and remote region. It concerns me that sometimes information is not as accessible and sometimes doesn't come from trusted sources, especially as we see a lot of local papers and things like that closing down in communities.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. As always, all things through the chair, and I first want to start by thanking our witnesses for being here. I deeply appreciate you doing this, especially in the context in which you're doing it. I appreciate that. For my first question, I'm going to start with Ms.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't know if my connection is working well, Chair. Could you let me know if my sound is okay?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Okay. My last question is just to get advice from these folks about how the commission could work more inclusively with rural communities in terms of consultation.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. I think this is the important part. I have a rural riding as well, and I have quite a few hours.... I'm on an island and I represent part of the Mainland. I know there are a lot of communities in my riding accessible only by float plane or boat that do not have the services, so they have to travel a significant amount of time to get basic services.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Does anyone else from the table want to answer the question?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. I thank everyone testifying today. My first question is for MP Angus. Is your opposition to cutting a seat in northern Ontario about protecting your own riding?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. I'm just wondering what the normal process is and how long we should wait before we take further steps. I think this study is very important, and those witnesses are required for us to do the work we need to do. I'm just looking for advice on whether the next step is to send a letter to summon them or to wait another couple of days.