Well, Mr. Pacetti may remember that in B.C. when I was on the finance committee, it was just the two of us out there for budget consultations.
Thanks very much, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to ask a couple of questions this morning.
I did listen with interest to both Mr. Van Tassel and Mr. Guilbeault on the difficulties they face with respect to the size of our country and the different needs and issues they need to deal with from an agricultural perspective. This relates, I think, quite a bit to what Kithio was speaking about in terms of breaking down provincial barriers. So this may be a question for both of you.
I did want to ask Kithio this. One of the things you spoke about was process, and perhaps I can get a response from both of you on this: what do you think are the first two or three steps the federal government can take in working with the provincial governments to break down the barriers we're speaking about, especially with respect to working relationships and trade?