We'll call the meeting to order. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are studying the Canadian seal hunt.
Welcome to our witnesses. We have Mr. John Kearley, Mr. Rene Genge, Mr. Wilf Aylward, and Mr. Jean Richard Joncas, who has just joined us. We welcome you, gentlemen.
I'm Gerald Keddy. I'm the chair of the fisheries committee for the House of Commons. I'm the member of Parliament for South Shore—St. Margaret's in Nova Scotia.
I'm just going to go around the table. I'm going to go counter-clockwise this time, and we'll end up with Gerry Byrne, member of Parliament for this area, and then I'll give Gerry a chance to welcome people as well.
Do you want to go ahead?