Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Minister, for being here today.
I want to speak about agriculture, and in particular your economic advisory panel. When we heard from them, it was in regard to their second report outlining Canada's potential and opportunity for agriculture growth and agrifood growth.
I was extremely happy today when, in my riding, Transport Canada released a new Pickering agricultural lease renewal strategy, something that hadn't been updated in more than 20 years. For 40 years, prime class 1 farmland has been underutilized in my riding of Pickering. Today, finally, allowing the types of investment in agriculture in my community through 10-year leases, beginning in 2018, will allow farmers to actually plan out crops, and properly work toward the types of investments they need.
Could you elaborate on the types of investments and priorities around agriculture in budget 2017?