We are resuming the meeting.
I welcome the witnesses who are participating via videoconference in the second hour of our meeting.
To begin, we welcome Mr. Pierre-Marcel Desjardins, professor from the Université de Moncton. The last time I saw him, I'd say his hair and beard were a little less white.
We also have with us Mr. Kenneth Deveau, from the Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse.
Mr. Desjardins is from southeastern New Brunswick, in Acadia; and Mr. Deveau is from Baie Sainte-Marie, in Nova Scotia.
Welcome, dear friends.
You each have about five minutes to present your statements. I'm adamant about sticking to the five-minute time limit, because that gives committee members more time to ask questions. Afterwards, there will be the interactive question and answer period with the various representatives of our political parties, who are quite sedate these days, given the times.
That said, we'll start with Mr. Desjardins, who has five minutes.