Good morning. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, meeting number 83.
Orders of the day are pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, January 31, 2013, a study of agricultural and agrifood products supply chain (animal welfare).
Joining us today as witnesses are Mr. K. Robin Horel, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council; Tim Lambert, chief executive officer of the Egg Farmers of Canada; and Jacqueline Wepruk, general manager, and Edouard Asnong, chair, of the National Farm Animal Care Council.
Committee members, I want to advise you that you have an English copy of the presentation that we're going to hear. There was a translated copy sent to you by e-mail yesterday. You may or may not have printed it. When we get into the presentation there's a graph in colour that they will use, but you're going to see it in black and white. I'm just giving everyone a heads-up.
With that we'll start with Mr. Horel.
Welcome and please proceed.