Welcome, members, to the sixth meeting of the Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States.
Pursuant to the motion adopted by the House on February 16, 2021, the special committee is meeting to discuss the economic relationship between Canada and the United States. As agreed, and in order to meet the timelines of the House, today will be the last meeting focusing on Line 5.
I'd like to take the opportunity to warmly greet our witnesses for our first panel: from the Government of Alberta, the Honourable Sonya Savage, Minister of Energy; from the Government of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Energy and Resources; and from the Government of Ontario, Bill Walker, the associate minister of energy.
I'd really like to thank all three of you for joining us to today to help us better understand this issue.
I would like to invite the Honourable Sonya Savage to please give her opening remarks.
Ms. Savage, the floor is yours for five minutes.