I'd like to welcome the Outstanding Young Farmers to our agriculture committee.
Some food was brought in by the House of Commons, so feel free to have a nibble on the way through.
Our committee is made up of the Conservatives, who are the government, and the opposition, consisting of the Liberals, the Bloc, and the NDP. Most of the time, things work out quite well. At the end of the day, we're all here, and our forefront thoughts are for the farmers and for agriculture. Many of the MPs here are farmers, or they represent agricultural ridings, so they all have a good grasp on what's happening out there.
The report we've been doing this year is on the competitiveness of agriculture. We're just finishing it up, and in the next few days we're hoping to have it done.
The timing is good for you folks, because in the new year we're going to be dealing with the future of agriculture, so we might be having to ask some of you to come back and help us out.
Anyway, welcome. You are the main witnesses, and I heard your presentation is going to be short. When you're done, others can chip in and we'll do a round of questioning.
You have the floor. Good luck.