Welcome, everyone. We will now commence our study of the main estimates for 2018-19 with the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Thank you so much, Minister MacAulay, for appearing in front of our committee today. We're certainly delighted to have you with us.
On Monday, April 16, 2018, five votes under your ministry were referred to the committee, namely, vote 1 under the Canadian Dairy Commission, vote 1 under the Canadian Grain Commission, and votes 1, 5, and 10 under the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Also, we have the pleasure of having with us, from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Mr. Chris Forbes. Welcome to our committee, Mr. Forbes. As well, we have Monsieur Pierre Corriveau, assistant deputy minister, corporate management branch.
We can start the discussion. Go ahead for up to 10 minutes, Mr. Minister.