Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I welcome our witnesses.
I'm going to start with Mr. Madramootoo.
Earlier, the representative of the IJC, an organization created by the UN, and you talked about climate change, which is having a huge impact. While more developed countries are responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions, the least developed nations are responsible for only 1.1% of global CO 2 emissions. Yet it is those most vulnerable populations that are suffering the extremely serious consequences of climate change. We are hearing more and more about drought in those countries. They are also very vulnerable to climate disasters. I'm thinking of major floods, tsunamis and extreme storms, such as hurricanes.
Canadians expect their government to act responsibly, to act like a responsible global citizen, as was said earlier. I am a little concerned when I hear that some members of the Conservative caucus want to withdraw from their civic responsibilities.
Mr. Madramootoo, one of the things you talked about was the importance of Canada being a leader and showing technical leadership globally in addressing water shortages in the agricultural sector. Among other things, you say that Canada should be proactive in promoting innovative and responsible practices internationally.
Can you give us more details on that?