Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for joining us.
My questions are mainly for the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council representatives.
This is an area I am keenly interested in. I was conditioned by my previous career. I spent my whole life working as a director of human resources in various businesses where I had to manage the kind of shortage you're talking about, so I'm well-versed in solutions, a bit like you.
Point three of your presentation focused on training, colleges and universities, and the importance of providing as much training as possible.
From a cultural standpoint, when we wanted young people to take a greater interest in science, we equipped primary schools with microscopes, not waiting until the college or university years to take action. The discussion focused on training earlier, but we should also be talking about education for young children to get them interested in agriculture. Have you explored that possibility?