Order. Good morning, everybody.
This is meeting number 44 of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. This is a public meeting.
For those in person, please remember to follow the health and safety guidelines for your microphones to prevent audio or feedback incidents for our translators.
We will commence today's study on single-use plastics prohibition regulations with the first of two sets of witnesses. For the first hour, we have Dr. Chelsea Rochman, assistant professor at the University of Toronto; Scott Thurlow, senior adviser, government affairs at Dow Canada; and Dr. Peter Ross, senior scientist at the Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
You will each have five minutes to present some opening statements. I do have a little time sign to warn you when you're at a minute and when you're out of time, when you'll have to wrap up, please. We'll use that throughout the session.
We will begin with you, Dr. Rochman. The floor is yours.