Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing.
The present agricultural policy framework has five pillars in it. We've heard of the importance of the BRM, business risk management, which I'm about to get into the weeds on. Before I go there, one of the other pillars is science and innovation, and obviously the ag research station closures touch on that and are important to that. We've heard about the importance of that from my colleagues' questions and our previous study, which we're wrapping up.
There are three other pillars that are sometimes not as broadly supported. The question I want to get on the record from at least two of the groups here today is this. What is your organization's position on the concept of cross-compliance, of tying the importance of the other pillars, whether they're supported or not, to the BRM? I'll begin with Mr. Pike or Mr. Harpe.