Pat Finnigan at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

Welcome, everyone, to our meeting this afternoon.

I want to welcome our guests here with us today. We have Mrs. Anne Fowlie, executive vice-president of the Canadian Horticultural Council, and Dr. Peter Kevan, professor emeritus, School of Environmental Sciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph.

We also have, by teleconference—we don't have video, unfortunately—Dr. Chris Cutler, associate professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University. We also have, by teleconference from Red Deer County, Alberta, Mr. Kevin Nixon, chair of the Canadian Honey Council.

Welcome to our session about bees—not the birds and the bees, just bees.

We will start with Dr. Chris Cutler.

We will give you 10 minutes to introduce yourself and your knowledge about the bees. Thank you.