Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses. I apologize for the disrespect being shown to you.
Dr. Madramootoo, it's an honour to have you here. Thank you for all the work you've done over decades, as you said, in water.
I want to focus on the science around water, as the chair of the Standing Committee on Science and Research.
At the University of Guelph, we have Professor Thevathasan, who has been doing riparian planting research to look at nutrients coming off the soil being absorbed by the growth of plants, which also sequesters carbon. We have Ed McBean, the tier 1 Canada research chair in water supply and security. Could you comment on those two examples?
I know you've been to the University of Guelph. I know you visit other universities in Canada. Could you comment on the importance of investing in research on water, and the role university research plays in water security?