Good afternoon, and a Happy New Year to all of you.
I'd like to welcome the members of the committee. It's been some time since we've seen each other.
I hope you had a happy holiday and are ready to get back to our study on the federal freshwater policy.
We have two panels today. I offer my apologies to the panellists for the delays that occurred in the House around voting.
In the first panel, we have Mr. Caleb Behn, who will be speaking as an individual. From the International Observatory on Nature's Rights, we have Yenny Vega Cardenas and Amélie Delage. From the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, we have Mr. Ray Orb. From West Coast Environmental Law Association, we have Deborah Carlson.
We'll start with five-minute opening statements.
We'll go to you, Mr. Behn—