I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, colleagues.
Today is meeting number 25 of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format and is in public.
We are meeting with the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, for one hour. Government officials will remain for the second hour.
Time permitting, the committee will consider amendments or recommendations to the bill at the end of testimony, at the will of the committee, if necessary.
The committee has also scheduled Tuesday, February 24, as a day for considering amendments or recommendations to Bill C-15.
I would also like to take a few minutes, in the second hour, to issue drafting instructions to the analysts for the report on the electric vehicle availability standard.
For those attending in person, please follow the health and safety guidelines, per the cards on the table, to prevent audio feedback incidents.
I have this little yellow card to give you a heads-up on how much time you have left for speaking. Once I turn it over, please kindly end your sentence.
The committee is beginning its study on the subject matter of clauses 595 and 596, found in part 5, division 42 of Bill C‑15, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025.
This morning, Minister Dabrusin is accompanied by, from the Department of Environment, Alison McDermott, assistant deputy minister, strategic policy and international affairs branch; Megan Nichols, assistant deputy minister, environmental protection branch; and Stephanie Lane, executive director, legislative governance.
Minister Dabrusin, you have up to five minutes. The floor is yours.
Thank you.