I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to the 11th meeting of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
I will begin with a few reminders.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to a House order of November 25, 2021. The proceedings will be made available on the House of Commons website. For your information, the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee. Screenshots or taking photos of your screen is not permitted.
For members participating in person, keep in mind the Board of Internal Economy's guidelines for mask use and health protocols.
To our witnesses who are joining us virtually, this is not your first rodeo, as they say. I'm quite sure we've seen most of you here. In terms of interpretation, you have those availabilities on the screen. Please make sure that you do have your headset ready to go when we get started.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, January 31, 2022, the committee is commencing its study of the environmental contribution of agriculture.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses for our first panel.
Joining us by video conference today we have, from the Agriculture Carbon Alliance, Dave Carey and Scott Ross, both of whom serve as co‐chair.
From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, we have Keith Currie, who serves as first vice-president, and Frank Annau, director of environment and science policy.
We are also hearing from the representatives of the Union des producteurs agricoles, or UPA, Martin Caron, general president, and Daniel Bernier, agricultural research and policy advisor on the environment.
Each of you will have up to five minutes for opening remarks.
I would invite Mr. Carey or Mr. Ross to make a five-minute opening statement on behalf of Agriculture Carbon Alliance.