Colleagues, I call to order our October 26 meeting, meeting number 34 of the House Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
I have a few reminders for some our witnesses for whom this may be their first time. This meeting is in a hybrid format. The proceedings are available on the House of Commons website, and the webcast will always show the person who is speaking, not the entire committee.
Also, for those of you who are here, you cannot take screenshots. I know Mr. Charlebois and a few others have been here before, so they should know that.
Members and witnesses, you may speak in the official language of your choice. Interpretation services are available for this meeting. If translation is lost, I will stop the meeting until we can get it resumed, and I'll pause your time so you won't lose any of it until we can continue on with proceedings.
Before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name. If you are on video conference, click on your microphone icon to unmute yourself so you can speak. For Elizabeth and others here, your microphone will come on automatically. When speaking, please speak clearly and slowly for the benefit of our translators.
Thank you very much, translators, for all that you do. I know one of your colleagues had a rough day yesterday, and we certainly appreciate all that you're doing for us here today.
I remind all the members and witnesses to address your comments through the Chair.
We are continuing our study on global food security with a focus on domestic food security. I would like to introduce the witnesses with us today. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is professor and director of agri-food analytics at Dalhousie University—