Good afternoon, colleagues. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 37 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the committee is meeting to study Bill C-235, an act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies.
Today’s meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. Witnesses and members will therefore be participating virtually using Zoom. Everyone knows the rules, so raise your hand if you want to intervene.
Without further ado, it's my pleasure to introduce today's witnesses, who are taking the time to be with us today to talk about this important bill.
First up is Amarjeet Sohi, mayor of the City of Edmonton, who is participating remotely. Mr. Sohi is a former colleague. Welcome. It's good to see you.
We also have Justine Ness, president and chief operating officer of Safety First, who is with us in person here in Ottawa. Thank you for being here.
From Alberta Enterprise Group, we have Catherine Brownlee, president, who will be joining us at 4:30. We'll interrupt the question period and hear from Ms. Brownlee.
From Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, we have Meaghan Seagrave, executive director. From Fairness Alberta, via video conference, we have Bill Bewick, executive director. From the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, we have Raymond Orb.
Thanks to all for being here. Considering that we have a lot of witnesses, we'll start without further ado.
Let's start with Mr. Sohi.
You have the floor, Mr. Mayor.