Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have two questions. One deals with the water issue. The International Joint Commission recently commissioned a very extensive study to determine the decrease in water levels in the Great Lakes. I am a former mayor who worked with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence mayors. Mayor Daley and I had several protocols for water in terms of the population demands in the southwest U.S., and the agricultural demands, not only in the Great Lakes but also in western Canada and the western United States.
What is your view of the next five years in terms of demand? We can see that kind of pressure happening in other countries in the world.
The second one is this. Recently in Alberta the sugar beet harvest has come in, and there is protectionist pressure on the United States government on the heavy juice. Some have said the sugar beet lobby in the United States makes R-CALF look like cub scouts.
I would like your comments on the future of those and the resolution of them, please.