Agriculture committee  I haven't consulted with them very specifically on this matter, so I don't want to comment on behalf of youth in Canada on that issue. What I will say is that on any issue, youth do want to be engaged and part of the conversation. I would encourage anyone to consult them on that issue.

Agriculture committee  I think it varies by region. We are a very outside-of-the-classroom model, so we don't specialize in the educational system, but I think it really varies in that presence from province to province.

Agriculture committee  Science and technology is a new pillar of ours. We're in our third year, and to have relevant programming with young people and bring it back into agriculture was very intentional. We have a direct track to the Canada-wide science fair, and there is a strong partnership there now to bring young people coming from agriculture and traditional agricultural settings into the science and technology conversation.

Agriculture committee  I'll give you a great example. I think that public-private partnerships play a great role. When you look at Vancouver, for example, you'll see that UBC did the exact same thing. They donated a plot of land. Leaders came in, and they have intercity kids working in community gardens.

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. Thank you very much for the invitation to appear today before committee. My name is Shannon Benner. I'm the CEO of 4-H Canada. I know some of you have relationships in your home riding with 4-H clubs and communities and work with them at a local level. For those of you not so familiar, I'll tell you very briefly who we are and what we do.