I now call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 41 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
This meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022.
Before we proceed, I would like to make a few comments for the benefit of witnesses and members.
Please wait until I recognize you by name before speaking. For those participating by video conference, click on the microphone icon to activate your mike, and please mute yourself when you are not speaking.
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Please address all comments through the chair.
Finally, just as a reminder, taking screenshots or photos of your screen is not permitted. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website.
In accordance with the committee's routine motion concerning connection tests for witnesses, I am informing the committee that all witnesses have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting. We're still trying to reach one witness who is not online. The test will be done when he gets in touch, or when they join the meeting.
Before we begin hearing from our witnesses today, I would simply like to get one item of committee business out of the way.
Yesterday members received two draft budgets for review. One was for the study on the closure of mackerel fishing and the other was for the study on the impacts of the climate crisis.
Does the committee agree to adopt both proposed budgets?