I'd like to call the 68th meeting of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development to order.
Our first part of the meeting today will consist of testimony from Wildlife Habitat Canada, with Mr. Len Ugarenko; from Nature Canada, with Stephen Hazell and Ian Davidson, who has not yet arrived but will be here shortly; and from the David Suzuki Foundation, with Mr. Bill Wareham by video conference from Vancouver.
We're going to begin with the presentations by our witnesses, and then we'll come back to our questioning, with each member around the table having a chance to ask questions.
We're going to begin with Wildlife Habitat Canada and Mr. Len Ugarenko. I understand that Mr. Ugarenko also has his executive assistant, Julia Thompson, with him today. Welcome, Julia.
Mr. Ugarenko, please proceed, and thank you for having your presentation prepared in print.