Colleagues, thanks for making your way back as quickly as possible as we're a little behind today due to the votes.
I want to welcome our new panel of witnesses here for the second hour. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
I know my colleagues at the table have heard this spiel, but for the benefit of our witnesses we'll go over it.
Proceedings today are taking place in a hybrid format. You can view the proceedings on the House of Commons website. So our witnesses know, no screenshots are allowed during the meeting. For the witnesses on video, you can speak in the language of your choice. Interpretation will be on the go. Speak slowly and clearly to ensure the easiest job for our translation team. If translation is lost, I'll try to grab your attention if I can and we'll get that back up and proceeding before we move on with your time.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you are on video conference, please click on the microphone icon to unmute yourself. Those in the room, your microphone will be turned on automatically by our verification officer. I remind you that all the comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair.
I would like to welcome our committee members back to the committee table and introduce you to the two witnesses we have with us this afternoon.
From the Agri-Food Innovation Council, we have Serge Buy, the chief executive officer. Mr. Buy, thank you very much for being here. From the David Suzuki Foundation, via video conference, we have Mr. Tom L. Green, who is a senior climate policy adviser.
Mr. Green and Mr. Buy, you will each have five minutes for your opening remarks. I will give you a bit of a wave with one minute left, just to give you a bit of a warning. Then we will move on to questions from our committee members.
Mr. Buy, I'll start with you for your opening comments for five minutes, please.