Thank you very much for your opening remarks, Minister.
I forgot, at the start of the meeting, to introduce the other witnesses with us today.
From the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, we welcome Stefanie Beck, deputy minister; and, by video conference, Marie‑Claude Guérard, assistant deputy minister, corporate management branch; and Tom Rosser, assistant deputy minister, market and industry services branch, who is a familiar face to this committee.
From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, we welcome Robert Ianiro, vice-president, policy and programs, and Stanley Xu, vice-president, corporate management, and chief financial officer.
Welcome everyone and thank you very much for the work you do for our farmers.
We'll now begin our rounds of questions. We'll start with Mr. Barlow for six minutes.