Bev Shipley at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

I call the meeting to order.

I apologize. We are running a little late. We had about an hour of votes and bells that interrupted our schedule a bit. I want to thank the staff for getting us back on track.

With that, we'll begin our next panel in terms of the study on Bill C-30.

I want to welcome from the Western Barley Growers Association, Brian Otto, director, and Caitlan Schnitzler, public relations coordinator.

From the Mining Association of Canada, we welcome Pierre Gratton, president and chief executive officer, and Brendan Marshall, director of economic affairs.

By video conference from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, we welcome Mr. Ian McCreary, as an individual.

I think I will start with you, Mr. McCreary, just in case something happens; you're participating at a distance, via video conference.

Please begin, Mr. McCreary. You have eight minutes.