Thank you, and good evening, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, meeting number 56.
Orders of the day are pursuant to Standing Order 108(2): a study of the subject matter of clauses 351 to 410, dealing with the Canada Grain Act, of Bill C-45, a second act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012, and other measures.
Joining us today at the witness table we have, from the Canadian Grain Commission, Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner, and Gordon Miles, chief operating officer; and from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Frédéric Seppey, director general, policy development and analysis directorate.
Welcome. I know you people have been before us before. You know the deal. I know there are some time constraints on some of our guests tonight, so I'll ask you to present, and then we'll move right to questions.
Welcome.