I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number eight of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
I'm going to start with a few reminders.
The meeting is taking place in a hybrid fashion, but it is lovely to see many committee members back in the room. It's a sign of the times.
The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. As you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee. Screenshots are not permitted.
Colleagues, I have a couple of business announcements before we get to our witnesses.
One, we've reached out to the minister on supplementary estimates (C). She is available on March 21, 2022. Assuming there is no issue with this committee, we would like to extend the invitation for her to come.
I'm seeing agreement in the room, so we will do that.
The second piece is around the supply chain study. We will be getting to our sixth and final meeting on Thursday, March 24, 2022. I'd like to set aside about 15 minutes to work with the analyst to provide some drafting instructions. I'm assuming that is not an issue for folks in the room. Is that correct? Good.
Finally, and this is important, colleagues—