Our analysts are here, so we can now start.
Thank you all for your patience. Democracy is a strange and wonderful beast at times.
It's my privilege to welcome the Department of National Defence here for our study on contaminated sites.
We have with us Brigadier-General Colleen Forestier; Peter Hammerschmidt, assistant deputy minister, infrastructure and environment; Saleem Sattar, director general, environment and sustainable management; and Major-General Erick Simoneau, deputy commander, military personnel command.
Thank you, all, for joining us.
I understand that Major-General Simoneau and Mr. Hammerschmidt are going to split the opening five minutes.