Before we start, I have just been informed that Minister Lunn will be appearing next Wednesday, a week from today.
Without any further ado, welcome to Richard Quail, from the Town of Okotoks, and Barb McDougall-Murdoch, coordinator of growth and development for the City of Greater Sudbury.
This is the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, in case anyone is confused about that. It's meeting number 46. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are studying the greening of electricity consumption in Canada. Today we're very fortunate to have two of the premier municipalities with respect to sustainable development making their deputations before us.
With that introduction, I would now like to introduce the chair.
I understand that we only have these two deputants before us. I have said, Mr. Chairman, that we'd be as flexible as we can with respect to timing, as we just have these two deputants. I'll let the chairman indicate if that's okay.