I'd like to call this meeting back to order.
I'd like to welcome our guests. Here with us in the committee room we have Mr. Richard Harry, and joining us via video conference from Burnaby, British Columbia, is Mr. John Fraser and Mr. Jon O'Riordan.
Gentlemen, welcome, and thank you very much for taking the time today to meet with the committee to discuss your points of view and to answer some questions we might have. As I'm sure you're well aware, the committee has been studying western aquaculture and the impact on the wild Pacific salmon. We certainly do appreciate your taking the time today to meet with us.
Generally we allow about 10 minutes for presentations and then committee members will have an opportunity to ask some questions of you. They're constrained by some pretty tight timeframes. In the interest of trying to provide everybody with an opportunity to ask questions and for you to answer their questions, I'd ask that you try to adhere as closely to the timeframes as possible. Members are aware of what timeframes they're under and the time constraints they have to work under.
Mr. Harry, if you have some opening comments, we'll start with you.