We'll call this meeting to order.
I apologize for my tardiness. It's House duty day.
I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome our guests this afternoon. Thank you very much for appearing before the committee. We've had small craft harbours on our minds for some time, and we look forward to your comments today.
I'm sure you understand that with committee business there are certain time constraints around presentations from our guests. Those same time constraints apply to our members as far as questions and answers go.
You will hear a beeping noise up here. That's the timer. It will go off on a ten-minute basis. That's what we generally allow for presentations from our guests. I'd ask you to try to adhere as closely as possible to those timeframes so we can get in as many questions and answers as possible.
Generally we don't cut our guests off. However, if you do hear the beeping noise, I'd appreciate it if you could start to bring your remarks around.