Thank you very much, Minister.
As always, you were pretty precise and straightforward. All of us appreciate that.
I want to introduce to everyone on the committee the witnesses who are here to support.
We have Andrea Lyon, Deputy Minister. Welcome to the panel.
We have Mr. Greg Meredith, assistant deputy minister, strategic policy branch, and Pierre Corriveau, assistant deputy minister, corporate management branch. We also have, from CFIA, Paul Mayers, vice-president, policy and programs.
Welcome to each of you.
Now we'll start the rounds of five minutes.
We'll start with Mr. Allen from the NDP for five minutes, please.