Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the committee will resume its study on antimicrobial resistance.
I would like to welcome our witnesses.
As individuals, we have Dr. Dao Nguyen, professor at McGill's AMR Centre; Dr. Joseph Rubin, professor of veterinary microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; and Dr. Scott Weese, professor at the University of Guelph and director of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses.
From the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, we have David Wiens, director, and Scott Ross, executive director. From the Canadian Pork Council, we have René Roy, chair, and Dr. Egan Brockhoff, chief veterinary officer. From the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, we have Dr. Tracy Fisher by video conference.
Dr. Fisher and Dr. Brockhoff, welcome. You are virtual. I don't know if you heard the opening, when I said where to go to tap the mic. There's a little globe that gives you interpretation on your screen. Thank you.
We'll begin. Here's how it works. I will give each of the individuals and one person from each organization five minutes. I will time you. With about a minute left, I will shout, literally, “A minute”, and then I will give you 30 seconds so you can wrap up what you have to say. If you cannot finish everything you have to say, please remember that there will be a question and answer period later on in which you can pick up the things you wanted to say.
I will begin with Dr. Dao Nguyen, professor at McGill's AMR Centre.
Dr. Nguyen, go ahead for five minutes, please.