Thank you, Ms. Ernst, for your comments.
We'll now go to our first round. I will remind our guests that here are headphones there for translation. Some of the questions will be asked in French, so you will need those.
I also would like to welcome the students who have just joined us. For the members' information, these are students from the franco-Ontarian school, Gisèle-Lalonde, from here in Ottawa.
I would like to welcome all of you to the hearing of the environment committee. We are looking at coal-bed methane and its recovery and its possible effects on the water aquifers. Welcome to all of you, and thank you for being here.
We'll now go to ten-minute rounds. I believe you're sharing your time, Mr. Rota, with Mr. Regan.