The honourable member and the chair will know that I am the former deputy minister of agriculture. I would like to indicate that, in doing the innovation agenda, I think we see a huge opportunity in terms of the agriculture sector. I think we are well aware of the high level of science that is in Canada in the agriculture sector. It really seems to be world leading. As the honourable member points out, we really want to take full advantage of it.
Just to the innovation agenda in particular, we've been asked to set up six sectoral tables, one of which is in agriculture and agrifood. Dominic Barton, in terms of the advisory council on economic growth, has put a great deal of emphasis on agriculture and the opportunities we really have in Canada to take fuller advantage of those markets that are growing in Asia and elsewhere in the world.
I'm looking forward to working with all of you towards improving the success of agriculture on the science side as well as on the commercialization side.