I shall open this meeting.
I want to welcome the Minister of Agriculture and his staff, Ms. Christine Walker, Mr. Chris Forbes, and Mr. Jaspinder Komal, here this morning.
We will now commence our study of the supplementary estimates (A), 2018-19, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, with the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Thank you for appearing. We are delighted to have you with us today, Minister MacAulay.
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, five votes were referred to the committee: namely, vote 1a under Canadian Dairy Commission, vote 1a under Canadian Grain Commission, and votes 1a, 5a and 10a under Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
I've already introduced the staff accompanying the minister.
Welcome to our committee, and thanks for coming.
I shall start the discussion by calling vote 1a under the Canadian Dairy Commission.
Minister MacAulay, the floor is yours for up to 10 minutes.
Thank you.