Good afternoon. Thank you for your attendance.
To our guests, I'm sorry we're a little late, but I guess you understand, having been through this process before. We've just had a vote in the House.
I'd like to welcome, from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Jean-Claude Bouchard, Scott Streiner, and Peter Sylvester. Thank you for coming.
I'd like to welcome as well, from the Cumulative Environmental Management Association, Judy Smith and John McEachern. Thank you for coming.
I think you're aware of the proceedings we have been following in recent times. This is really just an information session. We'd like you to provide the committee with some background and then respond to questions on it. I think you'll find that there is a great interest in these matters subsequent to our visit to Fort McMurray. If there is any sort of specific direction to your testimony today, it might be in relation to our current study, which is about the oil sands and the federal government's role in the ongoing development of those oil sands.
Without further ado, I'd like to begin by asking you to give a short presentation, perhaps one from each side. I'll leave it to you to decide how you want to divide that time. Then we'll follow with questions.
Have you discussed among yourselves who will begin, or would you like me to choose?