I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 39 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, pursuant to the House order of Thursday, June 23, 2022.
You all know the rules, so please follow them whether you are in the room or participating remotely.
Before we get started, I'd like to note that we have with us here, in Ottawa, Rémy Trudel, an adjunct professor at the École nationale d'administration publique, or ENAP, and a former minister in the Quebec government who oversaw a number of portfolios.
Mr. Trudel, thank you for being here.
[Applause]
He has brought his master students at ENAP with him. Welcome to the House of Commons and to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
I just want to let the committee members and those watching our proceedings know that Manitoba's Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade, Cliff Cullen, was supposed to be here, but unfortunately something came up, so he won't be with us for the first hour, as planned.
We will therefore start with the panel scheduled for the third hour. From the Alberta Beef Producers, we have Dr. Melanie Wowk, chair, and Mark Lyseng, lead, government relations and policy, who are both joining us by video conference.
We also have Dale Austin, head of government relations at Cameco Corporation, and from the Canadian Cattle Association, Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president, and more than likely Tyler Fulton, officer at large, both of whom will be joining us by video conference.
Before we hear from the witnesses, I'm going to turn the floor over to the clerk to preside over the election of a vice-chair.