Order. We're ready to go.
We're going to kick off our meeting, which is meeting number 32, resuming the study of Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change. This is pursuant to the order of reference that was given on Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
I want to welcome those who are joining us today at committee.
John Stone is an adjunct research professor in the department of geography and environmental studies at Carleton University.
We also have Francis Zwiers. He is with the climate research division at the Department of the Environment.
We have Louis Fortier, who is scientific director with the Network of Centres of Excellence ArcticNet at Laval University.
Joining us by video conference from Regina is David Sauchyn, research professor at Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina.
Welcome, all. It's great having all of you here.
I ask that all of you keep your opening presentations to under ten minutes. I will signal to you when we're getting close to ten minutes, if you're pushing it. But to be fair to the committee, we want to have a fulsome discussion in the two hours we have slated.
With that, I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Stone.
Please go ahead.