I call this meeting to order.
Hello, colleagues. Today is meeting number 29 of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format and is public.
For those attending in person, please follow the health and safety guidelines as per the cards on the table to prevent audio or feedback incidents. In particular, please keep earpieces away from microphones to reduce the risk of injury from feedback incidents.
Today, the committee is reviewing the 2025‑26 supplementary estimates (C).
I shall interrupt the meeting a few minutes before the scheduled hour of adjournment, so that the committee may vote on these supplementary estimates.
The committee is meeting with the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, who is accompanied by the following witnesses.
From the Department of the Environment, we have Alison McDermott, assistant deputy minister, strategic policy and international affairs branch; from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, we have Terence Hubbard, president; and from the Parks Canada Agency, we have Andrew Campbell, acting president and chief executive officer and senior vice-president of transformation.
For opening remarks and questioning witnesses, Minister Dabrusin, you know the drill with the famous cards. Welcome. The floor is yours for five minutes.