I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting No. 85 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food.
I will start with a few reminders.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. Just so you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entirety of the committee.
Colleagues, it's great to see a full room here. Of course, as Mr. MacGregor said, there's the star of the show: the Minister of Agriculture.
It's great to have you here, Minister MacAulay. I know we're going to talk about supplementary estimates (B), but we generally have a wide scope, so I'm sure you will get a number of wide-ranging questions. Of course, the officials will stick around for the second hour.
I want to start, colleagues, by recognizing that Minister MacAulay celebrated 35 years of parliamentary service last week. That is significant.