Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much to Minister McCauley, Mr. Hanson and the rest of the witnesses here from the Department of Agriculture and CFIA.
First, I'd like to thank you, Minister McCauley, for going to China and for supporting Canadian farmers even though things were tough. We know that, especially when times are tough, supporting our farmers with their buyers in foreign markets is very important. Your going there and really making an effort to have those in-person relationships makes a big difference. I know that's something you excel at, so thank you for doing that.
I want to circle back a little bit to the canola farmers. We know that these are tough times for them right now. In terms of going in there and trying to talk to their buyers, the government is also helping canola farmers through the clean fuel regulations. We know that when trade is precarious, when times are difficult, it's better to have local markets and to try to develop markets here. I think that is also a way in which we are helping our farmers.
I actually want to switch my questions over to the organic sector. A couple of months ago, and you just referred to this, our government made a funding announcement to advance sustainable farming practices in the organic sector. I have a number of constituents who are organic farmers. Could you expand on that a little bit and talk about how you're supporting sustainable farming practices in the organic sector? What are the specific goals for this funding?