I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 34 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, March 10, and the motion adopted by the committee on April 15, the committee is resuming its study of Bill C-205, an act to amend the Health of Animals Act
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of January 25. 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. Just so that you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entire committee.
I'd like to take this opportunity to remind all participants at this meeting that screenshots or taking photos of your screen are not permitted.
To ensure that the meeting runs smoothly, I would like to share some rules with you.
Before you speak, please wait for me to recognize you. If you are participating in the meeting via video conference, click on the microphone to unmute it. The microphones of participants in the room will, as usual, be monitored by the proceedings and verification officer.
I remind you that all comments from members and witnesses should be directed to the chair.
When you do not have the floor, please mute your microphone.
We will now welcome our witnesses for the first hour.
As an individual, we have Dr. Deb Stark. We also have, from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Keith Currie, first vice-president.
Welcome to our meeting. We'll start with opening statements.
Dr. Stark, you have five minutes for an opening statement. The floor is yours.