Good Wednesday evening, everyone.

Welcome to meeting number 128 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.

Today's meeting is being held in a hybrid format, in accordance with the Standing Orders. Pursuant to the motion adopted on Monday, April 8, 2024 and the committee order of Monday, May 27, 2024, we are resuming today our study of recent investigations and reports on Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

Before we begin, I just want to remind everyone to adhere to best practices regarding the use of earpieces, and especially, to be careful and keep earpieces away from microphones when we speak to avoid feedback that can cause injury, especially to our interpreters. I would therefore ask you to comply with the instructions written on the small card in front of you. I would also like to confirm with the clerk that the sound tests were carried out before the start of the meeting. That's confirmed.

I thank you all for your co-operation.

I'd like to welcome our witnesses today. By video conference, we have Mr. Navdeep Bains, Ms. Veena Bhullar, Mr. Gianluca Cairo, former chief of staff at the Department of Industry, and Mr. Andrew Noseworthy, former assistant deputy minister for clean technology.

In Ottawa, from the Canadian Cleantech Alliance, we welcome Ms. Isabelle Dubé‑Côté, president and CEO at Écotech Québec, as well as Mr. Peter McArthur, chair of the board of the Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association. We also welcome, from Smarter Alloys Inc, Mr. Ibraheem Khan, general manager.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much for being with us.

Without further ado, I'll turn it over to Mr. Bains for his opening remarks.

You have five minutes, Mr. Bains. The floor is yours.

Joël Lightbound

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