Everyone is here, so let's get started.
We're now on session number four of our main estimates review today. I'll go through a bit of the formality for today's proceedings.
To begin with, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4) and the order of reference of Thursday, April 11, 2019, the committee will now consider the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.
We will consider votes 1 and 5 under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and with that, I'd like to welcome Mr. Hallman, who is here for CEAA.
We will consider votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 under the Department of the Environment, and we have Mr. Lucas here for the department.
We will consider votes 1 and 5 under the Parks Canada Agency, and Mr. Nadler is here.
I'd also like to welcome our minister, Minister McKenna, and parliamentary secretary Sean Fraser.
I will now call vote 1 under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, which will permit general discussion of the estimates and questioning of witnesses. We'll go into the opening statement by the minister, and then we'll go right into our round of questions. It's like a regular session where each party will have six minutes at a time, we rotate, and we'll get as far as we can in our discussion by five o'clock.
I would also like to welcome Ms. Stubbs for the Conservatives, who's here today as our special guest; Ms. Mathyssen for the NDP and Mr. McKinnon on the Liberal side.
Minister, you have 10 minutes for an opening statement.