Good morning. Tansi, Mr. Chair and honourable members. My name is Dylan Jones. I'm joining you today from Edmonton, which is Treaty 6 territory and within the Métis homeland.
I am the president of PacifiCan and the interim president of PrairiesCan. These are the successor agencies of WED, which delivered the seafood stabilization fund in western Canada on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans.
I will be brief in my remarks because I don't want to be redundant or boring.
I was also the deputy minister of WED during the relevant time, so overall I hope I can be helpful.
In western Canada more than $9 million was invested in 85 projects, primarily with seafood processing companies. Projects focused on storage to deal with excess inventory and measures to ensure workers' safety. It was important to maintain food supply chains during this crisis and to look after the people who worked in the food supply chains.
Overall we were happy that the Auditor General found that we made progress on these outcomes. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Thank you.