Okay, then I'm going to ask that we conclude at about 5:15 today and go in camera just to do some housekeeping business, if that's agreeable to everybody. Are there any problems? Okay.
We'll try to keep to our set speaking agenda again. Let me repeat and also mention to our witnesses that we have a format where we do a round of questioning after opening statements by the witnesses. Each of the questioners, each member of Parliament who speaks on behalf of his party, will get seven minutes for questions and answers in the opening round. So we hope to get through all four parties in the first round and continue to a second round, in which we'd have five minutes for questions and answers. In order to get through it today, I think we'll try to adhere pretty tightly to that timeframe.
With that introduction, let me introduce, from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Carol Nelder-Corvari, who is the director of the international trade policy division; James Lambert, the director general of the Latin America and Caribbean bureau; Cameron MacKay, the director of the regional trade policy division for the Americas; and Betti-Jo Ruston, the deputy director of the regional trade policy division for the Americas.
We also have, from Environment Canada, Dean Knudson; and from the Department of Human Resources and Social Development, Pierre Bouchard, director of the Office for Inter-American Labour Cooperation.
That, I think, will be very helpful to the committee in answering a broad range of questions. I haven't had an opportunity to consult with the witnesses as to who makes the opening address. I take it you've spoken among yourselves.
Mr. Lambert, are you going to lead off?