It's good to see everyone online. Thank you very much to all members of the committee.
I just want to take this opportunity before we get started. I know that we want to move relatively quickly today.
To all folks on the committee, what I found in my last two years was that we were very collaborative. The folks who sit around this table care about farmers. We care about those ranchers, producers and people who are literally putting food on our tables.
My hope, in sitting in this role, is that we as a committee can continue to do that work. I know that we will all bring our own individual perspectives and our policy positions from our respective parties, but I hope we can do so in a way that is respectful and try to advance the interests of farmers. Let's always have that at the heart of our discussions.
My French is not perfect, but I will try to speak in both official languages when Mr. Lehoux, Mr. Drouin and Mr. Perron are present.
If the committee is in agreement, I invite the clerk to proceed with the election of the vice-chairs.
Seeing general agreement, Mr. Clerk, if you could move forward with that, it would be lovely.