I would like to call to order the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
Welcome back, with a special welcome to Stella Ambler, a new committee member—at least for today. At some point we hope we can reconvene officially as a new committee.
At this point we'll carry on. As you all know, we are continuing our study as stated in the minutes:
That the Committee undertake an eight (8) meeting study on the management of municipal solid waste and industrial materials. This study will focus on (a) technological innovation in such management; and (b) best practices of provincial/territorial/municipal jurisdictions.
Today I believe we are at our fifth meeting in the study. Our witness is Dr. Stan Blecher from Port Hope Residents 4 Managing Waste Responsibly.
Welcome, Dr. Blecher. We will have an opening statement from you, for up to 10 minutes, followed by rounds of questions from government members and members of the opposition.
Welcome to our committee. Proceed.