Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
As you know, Mr. Meredith, as a committee we decided to look at Growing Forward, which is the large agricultural policy framework. We're in the middle of Growing Forward 1 now, and we see Growing Forward 2 rolling out in 2013. In a sense, we're dividing our work up into different categories. We just thought it might be confusing if we were bringing in one witness and peppering them with questions and then someone else with other questions. That would be very hard to put together a report.
This would be just one input from the committee. I'm wondering if you could brief the committee on the consultative process that the department goes through in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of Growing Forward 1, and what process allows you to take the information you gather, and how you gather it, to work with Growing Forward 2 to ensure that the good ideas move forward and the other ideas do not.