I call this meeting to order.
It's nice to be here in lovely Nova Scotia. I guess a few witnesses still need to join us. That is fine, but we would like to get started. We always seem to run short of time. The sooner we start, the more time we will have.
I'd like to thank our witnesses here again. This is the continuation of our cross-Canada study on the future of agriculture, and particularly how we attract young people and keep them in agriculture.
Without further ado, we have Mr. Peter Elderkin and Ms. Harbottle, speaking as individuals.
Mr. Elderkin, if you can try to keep your comments to around seven minutes or so, that would be great.