Good afternoon, everyone.
We're here today to continue our study on energy security in Canada, and we're continuing on the topic of shale gas.
We have two panels of an hour each. We have on the first panel, from the Canadian Gas Association, Timothy Egan, president and chief executive officer; from the Association Québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique, Patrick Bonin, campaigner, climate-energy; and from Nature Québec, Thomas Welt, co-lead, energy committee.
Welcome to all of you here today.
We will take your presentations of up to seven minutes in the order listed on the agenda. We will start with Mr. Timothy Egan, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Gas Association, for up to seven minutes.
Go ahead, please, with your presentation.