I call this meeting to order.
Colleagues, welcome to meeting number 77 of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
I'll start with a few reminders.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. The proceedings will be made available on the House of Commons website. Just so you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entire committee.
Screenshots or taking photos of your screen is not permitted.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, April 17, 2023, the committee will resume consideration of animal biosecurity preparedness measures.
I would now like to welcome the first panel of witnesses.
From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, we have, in the room, Pierre Lampron, second vice-president. Welcome, Mr. Lampron. You're no stranger to this committee. It's great to have you here. Joining us by video conference, we also have Brodie Berrigan, director, government relations and farm policy.
We also welcome Mr. Damien Joly, chief executive officer of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative.
From Lockwood Farms, we have Cammy Lockwood, co-owner and operator.
I understand we're having a bit of technical difficulty, but I know our technical teams are working with you to try to get your headsets going for translation.
Colleagues, we'll navigate that as we go, and hopefully we can make it work.
We're going to allow five minutes for opening statements. We are a bit delayed, so I'll try to keep it compressed. I'm going to start with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
Mr. Lampron, you have the floor for five minutes.