Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I am really happy to have the witnesses with us today.
I'm really glad someone corrected you when you said you were just a farmer. People who feed the world play an important role in society. I know something about that because I was a farmer myself. I raised animals and was involved in market gardening. Of course, that was before local products became popular. Things would be different today. I was also a member of the comité provisoire du Syndicat des agricultrices de Lanaudière. Agriculture is still in my blood. You can take the woman out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the woman. She works on the Earth today, but not on the land. Anyway, I am happy to have the witnesses with us today.
Here is my question, each of you could answer it. Five minutes is really not a lot of time.
How do you see your current life, your involvement in agriculture, and your children's, 10 or 15 years from now?
I am somewhat familiar with the obstacles faced by young people who want to pursue farming. What do you think are the obstacles faced by Quebec or Manitoba farmers?