Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for the opportunity to have heard the details of all of the individuals who are before us today by hearing about their experience. I want to welcome you here via video conference. I appreciate the fact that you've taken time to join us.
What is extremely obvious from all of you sharing your CVs and the experience you have is that there is a very diverse set of expertise and experience around the table. It's almost overwhelming to try to pick out what things to focus on when asking about your credentials.
A couple of things were mentioned. I do note that there are both full-time and part-time members on the National Energy Board. At least two of you said that you were pleased to have been appointed as a permanent member. Would you describe for me what that means, to have been appointed as a permanent member?