Good morning, everyone.
As you all know, pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, May 29, 2014, we are studying Bill C-22, An Act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.
In our study of this legislation, we begin with departmental officials who will be dealing with the offshore section of the act. I welcome you to our committee this morning. Thank you very much for coming on such short notice.
We have with us from the Department of Natural Resources, Jeff Labonté, director general, energy safety and security branch, energy sector; Samuel Millar, senior director, frontier lands management division, petroleum resource branch, energy sector; and Jean François Roman, legal counsel, legal services.
From the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, we have Michel Chenier, director, petroleum and mineral resources management directorate, natural resources and environment branch, northern affairs.
We have three-quarters of an hour with these witnesses, and we will start immediately.
Do you have a presentation to make, sir, to start our study of this bill?