Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for coming here this morning. I apologize for the disruption. It's not abnormal at this time of the year, but you never know when it's going to happen, and it did.
We have three groups of witnesses here today. You're probably all prepared for presentations of about 10 minutes per group. I think what we'll do is hear from all of the witnesses, as you've come a long way and you've taken time already from your duties. We'll just hear from the witnesses and we probably won't have any time for questions, unfortunately, but at least we can get the story from the witnesses. I think if we hear from all three groups, we will get a good starting story, and then at our next meeting we'll hear from witnesses to follow up on the information we get today. At least you've come here and you've been given a chance to present your case.
Again, thank you all for being here.
We will hear the presentations in the order they appear on the agenda for the first and second hour, starting with those scheduled from the Department of Natural Resources for the first hour. We have with us today Terence Hubbard, director general, petroleum resources branch, energy sector; Douglas Heath, director, oil sands and energy security division, energy sector; and Ruth Talbot, deputy director, fuels and refining oil sands and energy security division. Welcome to you all.
We'll start with your presentation, Mr. Hubbard, for up to 10 minutes, and then we'll get to the other presentations after. Thank you very much for accommodating us in this way. We do appreciate it.