b'REVISION OF THETRIBUNALS PRACTICE NOTESOneoftheTribunalsmanyachievementsthisyear was to complete the review of the practice notes. The redrafting was driven by the desire to make them more clearandconciseandtoeffectivelyresolveissues facing the parties during a request for review.This is part of the Tribunals ongoing desire to communicate more clearly and effectively with all parties involved before the Tribunal.The coming into force of the Safe Food for Canadians Act in January 2019, along with the growing number of requests for review received by the Tribunal over the past two years, presented a timely opportunity to revise the practice notes.To that end, some practice notes were eliminated and newoneswerecreated.TheTribunaldevelopeda mechanism for dealing with constitutional issues and the use of expert witnesses. In addition, the Tribunal has ensured that the use of electronic communications is encouraged in all its practice notes.Lastly,implementingplainlanguagepracticenotes will facilitate matters for self-represented parties, who account for most of the applicants before the Tribunal.ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 17'