I'd like to call the meeting to order.
We have witnesses before us.
It appears that the bells may go for half an hour at some point in time. If they do, we unfortunately will have to stop, do our voting, and then come back.
I want to welcome the witnesses as we continue to look at C-30, an act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Canada Transportation Act and to provide for other measures.
We've just had a change. Apparently there will not be a vote, so we're good to go, I hope.
We have from the Canada Grains Council Mr. Richard Phillips, president; from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Humphrey Banack, vice-president, and Garnet Etsell, executive of the British Columbia Agricultural Council; then, as an individual—I believe via video conference—we have Mr. Richard Gray of the University of Saskatchewan's bioresource policy, business, and economics department.
I want to welcome each of you.
We will start off with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
Mr. Banack, if you would, start for eight minutes, please.