Good evening, everyone. We're going to get started on our final hour this evening.
Before I take a moment to welcome the witnesses, I want to let committee members know that next week we will be beginning the study on Bill C-30. The witness lists are due by 5 p.m. tomorrow, so please make sure you get those to the clerk. The clerks will send out an email reminder as well tomorrow for Bill C-30.
I would like to take a moment to welcome our witnesses.
We have, from the Canadian Craft Brewers Association, Brad Goddard, chair of the policy committee.
From the Conseil québécois du commerce du détail, we have Mr. Damien Silès, chief executive officer.
We have Mr. Tim Tierney, first vice-president, from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
From the Union des producteurs agricoles, we welcome Mr. Charles-Félix Ross, general manager, and Mr. David Tougas, coordinator, business economics.
Before we start, I will give you some background information and remind participants of the following points.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking.
For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mic, and please mute yourself when you are not speaking. For those on Zoom, at the bottom of your screen you can select the appropriate channel for interpretation: floor, English or French. For those in the room, you can use your earpiece and select the desired channel.
I would like to remind witnesses that committee members may ask questions in either English or French. If you will need interpretation, please take a moment now to prepare your earpiece and select the listening channel you need in advance in order to take full advantage of the time allotted for questions and answers.
That said, we will start with Mr. Brad Goddard from the Canadian Craft Brewers Association.
You will have five minutes.