Good morning, everybody.
Mr. Eyking can't be here today. He asked if I would sit in as vice-chair for the meeting. It's a little different—you see the difference in the makeup of the committee and the questions—so I may take a few questions in light of the fact that it is the privilege of the chair. That said, I want to make sure everybody else gets a chance to ask questions too. You're all so good at asking questions, I'm sure I won't need to, so we'll go from there.
I'd like to welcome the witnesses this morning. You have five minutes each, and after your presentations we'll go to questions and answers. We follow a format here that is based on the makeup of the House itself.
Again, welcome. Take your tie off, if you want, and relax. You'll notice that I don't have one.
We'll start off with Ruth Salmon of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance.