The meeting is resuming.
The committee is continuing its study on protecting Canadian residents from extreme weather events.
This afternoon we are meeting with the following witnesses: as an individual, Mr. Craig Stewart, author; from the Corporation of the City of Markham, Robert Muir, manager, stormwater and environmental services. From Wawanesa Mutual, we have David Leibl, vice-president, sustainability and corporate affairs; and Mitchell McEwen, director, sustainability and climate affairs. Welcome to you all.
The witnesses will have five minutes per organization for opening statements. I will hold up this card to indicate that you have a minute left. When I hold up the back side of the card, it means that you are out of time; please finish your sentence, so that we can move on.
We start with Mr. Craig Stewart. You have five minutes.