Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
There is no doubt as to the quality of the leadership at the Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Research Branch. Our entire country has benefited tremendously from its work over the past century.
I would like to discuss the Research Branch's strategic orientation. I know that you are working on a number of issues at any one time and, in agriculture, there is never a shortage of issues to be studied, especially with regard to plant genetics, animals, biomass research, etc.
Do you have a plan for the next five or six years? How is it decided? I know that you mandate research projects to universities, but you surely have an overall strategic orientation.