Gerry Ritz at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

Let's call this meeting back to order.

In the second session here we have Bob Friesen from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture—Bob, thank you for coming--Rob Lobdell, president of West Central Road and Rail, and Mr. Avery Sahl, here as an individual.

Thank you for joining us here this afternoon, gentlemen.

I have to tell you that when I was coming in, I saw Bob Friesen going through the metal detector. He had his jacket off, and I thought, my God, we're strip-searching farmers again.

Thanks for getting through there, Bob. It's great to see you here.

Each of you gentlemen has a presentation. According to my list, we'll start with Bob.