I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 18 of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food.
I will start with a few reminders. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of November 25, 2021. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. So you are aware, 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.
Colleagues, I would remind you to follow the health protocols.
Otherwise, this isn't our first rodeo, so we'll get right to it.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, January 31, 2022, the committee is resuming its study of the environmental contribution of agriculture.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses for this two-hour panel.
With us today by video conference from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, we have Dr. Gilles Saindon, who serves as the assistant deputy minister of the science and technology branch; Dr. Louis-Pierre Comeau, landscape and soil carbon research scientist; Dr. Ed Gregorich, research scientist, agrienvironment division; Dr. Reynald Lemke, research scientist with environmental health; Dr. Judith Nyiraneza, research scientist, crop nutrient management; and Dr. Mervin St. Luce, research scientist, Swift Current research and development centre.
Welcome. We're happy to have you here before our committee.
We're going to allow for up to 15 minutes for opening remarks from the entire panel of witnesses we have today, and then we're going to proceed to questions.
Perhaps, Mr. Saindon, you would like to start. We have 15 minutes collectively for you and the other witnesses today. I turn it over to you, my friend.