Colleagues, happy Canada's Agriculture Day. There is lots of stuff happening here on the Hill. We're no exception. Today, let me start by saying this is meeting 91 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food.
You know all the reminders, because we've been through this song and dance before.
Today we are continuing our study on the efforts to stabilize food prices.
We have the COO of Costco, Mr. Pierre Riel.
Thank you, Mr. Riel, for being here and for your patience through some of our procedural elements that delayed the opening of the committee.
Colleagues, I'm going to do my best to try to maintain our time and continue to move.
Mr. Riel will have opening comments, and then we will proceed to the first hour of study of Bill C-355 in the name of Mr. Lewis.
Without any further ado, I'm going to turn it over to you, Mr. Riel. I know you wanted a couple of extra minutes. That's okay by me, as your chair. Go ahead.