Mr. Chair, thank you.
Minister, welcome to our committee. This is your first visit. I'm sure it will be the first of many visits.
As you know, in British Columbia we're having a resurgence of farming. There's a whole new crop of young farmers getting involved and attracted to the land. There's a great organization called the Canadian Young Farmers' Forum, and they have a very strong presence in B.C.
Can you talk a bit about what you or the government is doing to encourage individuals to get involved in farming, and talk a little about young farmers and how we're interfacing with them?