I'll introduce the witnesses.
From the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, we have Bernard Lord, the president and chief executive officer. With him is Devon Jacobs, senior director of government affairs.
From Xplornet Communications Inc., we welcome Allison Lenehan, president, and C.J. Prudham, executive vice-president and general counsel.
From Communitech, we have Avvey Peters, vice-president, external relations.
And ladies and gentlemen, all the way from Melbourne, Australia, we have Catherine Middleton. I know it says she's a professor at Ryerson University, but she's not local; she's actually in Melbourne, Australia, and I think fifteen hours ahead of us. We want to first say thank you very much for getting up profoundly early.
Colleagues, it's always easy to forget the TV screen, but particularly because of Ms. Middleton's Herculean effort to be with us, please remember that we have this witness before us.
I'll begin with Mr. Lord, who will have the opening remarks for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.
Please proceed, sir.