I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, colleagues.
Today is meeting number 18 of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format and is in public.
For those in person, please follow the health and safety guidelines on the cards found on the table to prevent audio or feedback incidents.
Today, the committee is studying the supplementary estimates (B), 2025–2026 and the mandate of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
The committee is meeting with the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, who is here to discuss both studies.
The minister is accompanied by the following witnesses.
We have Mollie Johnson, deputy minister.
Next, we will have Linda Drainville, assistant deputy minister and chief financial officer of the corporate services and financial management branch.
We also have Megan Nichols, assistant deputy minister, environmental protection branch, and Alison McDermott, assistant deputy minister, strategic policy and international affairs branch.
From the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, we have Terence Hubbard, president; Éric Landry, vice-president of operations; and Patricia Brady, vice-president, strategic policy and programs.
Minister, I have yellow sign that indicates that you have one more minute to speak. Then, I turn it over and ask you to please end your sentence. That's it.
You have up to five minutes for an opening statement. The floor is yours.