Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I first would just like to quickly pick up in terms of some questions for the Cattlemen's Association. Certainly I was delighted that in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, I think the federal government put $3 million in last year, and the provincial government put $2 million in marketing and moving forward. Certainly within Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo, the ranching industry is incredibly important. I do know that there are glimmers of hope now after many very difficult years.
One of the things I want to pick on more directly is related to research. We're very fortunate that we're going to have a Grassland Applied Technology Centre. I appreciate the need for research and the continuation of research, and I know that in Growing Forward 2 we're going to be looking at how that looks, but what really struck me is the lack of coordination with the province. Thompson Rivers University of course has Mr. Church, who I think has incredible qualifications. Are we doing as good a job in leveraging all our partners? Because I think they're all bringing money to the table in different ways. What would the priorities be in Growing Forward 2? Would you see more collaboration with all the partners in the sector? I think we're missing some huge opportunities, and I'm hoping our Grassland Applied Technology Centre really does bring all those partners to the table, including our aboriginal partners.
Can you speak to that issue?