 Hi, I'm Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture for British Columbia. My goal as Minister is to help create opportunities for BC farmers and food producers. This opportunity includes revitalizing our agricultural land reserve. I've invited an independent committee to lead a public engagement process that will look at how we can revitalize the ALR. Creating the ALR was an amazing decision that was made in the 1970s to protect our food-growing lands. But we couldn't have foreseen the pressures that were to come that would shape and influence the lands in the ALR today. Now the committee wants to hear from you. They will be looking at ways to make it easier and more efficient for the Agricultural Land Commission to fulfill their mandate of protecting our food-growing lands and encouraging farming. Following the consultation, the advisory committee will provide strategic advice, policy guidance, and recommendations on how to help revitalize the ALR and ALC. We need to hear from you. Please participate in the survey on this website or if you prefer, contribute your feedback through the email or mail option. Together we're going to make BC better for farmers, ranchers, and processors and revitalize the ALR to protect our food-growing lands and to encourage farming.