Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question to the minister is on the CFIA service commitment announcement made recently, but first I want to lay a little context behind why I'm asking the question.
When I got involved seriously in politics over six years ago, or actually closer to seven years ago now, the price of corn was under $3 per bushel. The price of soybeans was under $7 per bushel. We all can remember where the price of beef was. I could go on and on. Since that time, the price of land in my area in Ontario has tripled, and it has doubled since 2008.
Last week the Huron County Federation of Agriculture had its annual meeting with the MP and the MPP. It was certainly a very positive meeting, much different from the all-candidates debates of six years ago. All sectors were quite pleased. But the one area they had some comments about was the CFIA.
Certainly the announcement you made on the service commitment was a valued announcement. I wonder if you could elaborate and expand on that point.