Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My name is Stella Ambler, and I am from the riding of Mississauga South. I am very excited for this opportunity to serve on this committee. It was definitely at the top of my list.
My riding borders Lake Ontario, and a number of my constituents are very concerned about water quality issues and air quality. We fought the battle recently against a power plant in the riding, so I familiarized myself at that time with many air quality issues that would have resulted.
It's a keen interest of mine for that reason, but also from a business perspective. I was a member of the green committee on the Mississauga Board of Trade. I think there are great opportunities we can take advantage of where businesses can be part business and small and medium enterprises can be part of making the environment a better place. I'd like to be able to examine those kinds of issues and have this issue be not just one of government and coming from the top and regulating but be what private enterprise can do to be part of the process of making the environment a better place.