Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I am splitting my time with Mr. Louis.
Thank you to the officials.
I want to follow up on the question about the future of farms and the transfer to the next generation. This is not just for farm families that have farms right now. It's also for young people who want to get into farming, and perhaps their parents or other generations do not have farms currently. It's been a real challenge.
Likewise, some of the newer farmers I've met at farmers' markets in my area, especially from the smaller organic or sustainable farms, are struggling right now. Getting farmland, especially in Ontario, is very difficult.
Has the department looked at all at how we can help young people grow, sustain and enter this market in any way? I'm thinking in particular about the new national school food program, which could be a nice link, and whether there have been any conversations between the departments about how we might support local agriculture while having healthy sustainable food for our schoolchildren.