b'MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSONFor this fifth annualthe new legislative amendments under report, I feel that it is the Health of Animals Regulations. An important to payanalysis of recently received applications tribute to all our teamfor review has already revealed the members. Since thecomplexity of the Tribunals new mandate. beginning of theEven so, everything is in place to facilitate pandemic, morethe creation of the new body of case than two years ago,law made necessary by these legislative the entire staff of theamendments.Canada Agricultural Review TribunalIn this sense, it seemed particularly (Tribunal) have comeimportant to me to highlight the support together with a commonreceived from Minister Bibeau and her goalthe pursuit ofentire team for the renewal of the Tribunal excellence. Despite a context marked bymembers mandates. A stable team uncertainty and change, the Tribunal wasensures that the corporate memory is able to demonstrate agility and flexibility,maintained which is imperative to the and the credit goes to all my colleagues. Tribunals success and reputation. It also means that the work carried out by the This ability to adapt was key becauserenewed members over the last three one of the determining factors inyears to acquire new skills will pay off. the Tribunals new reality was theThe work pace that was reached over expansion of its jurisdiction with thethe years will enable the Tribunal to coming into force in recent years ofadequately manage the expected growth the new legislative framework underin terms of the volume and complexity the Safe Food for Canadians Act andof applications for review, without its regulations. This was in addition togenerating a new backlog.2'