Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I believe that in my province of Ontario, probably the most important sector is the agriculture sector, and of course rural Ontario plays the largest role in making sure that sector stays healthy. I think it's a $50-billion sector in Ontario. I've gone out to farms. I'm not from a rural community, but obviously Don Valley East depends on our farmers, or else we wouldn't be able to survive.
I've seen some of the technology they use and the mesh networks they put on farms that connect to a farmer's smart phone. They're able to monitor crops and look at humidity and the yield rate, and they make improvements based on this data and technology. Without question, we need to invest in and to continue to support our rural communities in order to continue to grow that sector, which is, without question, among the most important sectors in Canada.
I noticed that in the report there was a lot of money left over in some funds. One of the recommendations was that we need to improve the process for applications and the approval process. What does improving the approval process mean, and what's the challenge there?