Thank you very much, and thank you, Mr. Chair and all committee members.
There's a serious issue that is taking place, and I felt that since this is Bell Let's Talk Day, I would like to present a notice of motion. I would like to read it into the record.
I don't have it in as good a form as I would like, so I will read it carefully into the record: “that the committee consider undertaking a study on the mental health challenges that our farmers, ranchers, and producers face; that this study meet with farmers, ranchers, producers, and community health groups with the goal of understanding the issues they face and the sharing of best practices; and, that the committee report its findings to the House”.
I realize that there's a 48-hour time frame for discussion on this, unless, of course, one were to have unanimous consent to waive that 48 hours. I will leave that with the committee.
Again, when you take a look at the added stress that there is in agriculture and the concerns that are there, you can see so many people who are doing so much work in this area. Certainly, I know that The Do More Agriculture Foundation has presented information in just the last couple of days. Also, we can go back to many groups that are talking about the concerns for the mental health of agricultural producers. I would like to leave that on the table for discussion.
Again, perhaps I could ask for unanimous consent to waive the 48 hours. I guess I will do that, but you may want to have a discussion on this.