I call this meeting to order. Good afternoon, everyone.
Welcome to meeting number 34 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted on April 28, 2021, the committee is meeting on the study of the state of the Pacific salmon.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021. Therefore, members can attend in person in the room or remotely by using the Zoom application. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website. The webcast will show only the person speaking rather than the entirety of the committee.
To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline a few rules to follow.
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I will remind you that all comments by members and witnesses should be addressed through the chair.
I would now like to welcome our witnesses for today. We have the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. With the minister, I believe we have a number of departmental officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Minister, I don't know if you want to actually recognize who's here with you. Then we'll start your opening remarks.
You can proceed when you're ready.