I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 33 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, February 4, 2021, the committee is commencing its study on the environmental contribution of agriculture.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021, and therefore members are attending in person in the room and remotely using the Zoom application. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website, and the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee. I would like to take this opportunity to remind all participants to this meeting that taking screenshots or photos of your screen is not permitted.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline a few rules. Before speaking, you should wait until I recognize you by name. If you are on the video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute your mike. For those in the room, your microphone will be controlled as normal by the proceedings and verification officer. Just a reminder that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair. When you are not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
With that, I'd like to welcome our witnesses for the first hour. We have from Enviro-Stewards Inc., Bruce Taylor, president; and also from Nutrien Ltd., Candace Laing, vice-president, sustainability and stakeholder relations. Welcome.
With that, we'll start with opening statements of up to seven and a half minutes.
We'll start with Enviro-Stewards. Mr. Taylor, you have the screen.