I call this meeting to order.
I apologize for the delay. We had votes in the House and it takes a little bit of time to get over here.
We are continuing with our study on the Growing Forward agriculture policy. I want to welcome today the officials from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
We have Andrew Marsland, who is the assistant deputy minister in the strategic policy branch. No stranger here is Danny Foster, director general, business risk management programs. Krista Mountjoy, who has been here a number of times, is the assistant deputy minister from the market and industry services branch. We also welcome Marc Fortin, assistant deputy minister of the research branch. We welcome all of you here to cover off the questions we have.
Andrew, I understand you're going to start the hearing today with your testimony, which will be ten minutes or less I hope.