b'Personally, I feel that an assessmentTribunal has all the tools at its disposal is necessary after five years in office.to meet the quarterly performance There were many accomplishmentsobjectives that have been set for the during my first term, and they all bearcoming year in order to become the hallmarks of my aspiration to ensureeven more efficient. Deploying a better access to justice for Canadians. Itcase management system specifically is from this perspective that a new guidedesigned to meet the Tribunals needs for unrepresented parties came aboutwill support the modernization process over the past year. It is intended to be athat has already begun.true reflection of the work carried out by our team to facilitate the review processIn short, all the pieces are in place to for the parties. The new proceduresprovide increasingly fair and expeditious established have, among other things,service to Canadians. The future is helped improve the efficiency of the promising, and a new era is takingTribunals operations, and I am particularlyshape in a context of growth. proud of the significant decrease in the time it takes to process an application for review. Also, more than ever, a formal governance structure fosters cordialand productive exchanges betweenthe members and the Tribunals entireMr. Luc Blanger team, thus ensuring greater coherence Chairperson in decisions rendered. Canada AgriculturalReview TribunalThis progress has enabled the Tribunal to exceed all the productivity objectives set for the most recent fiscal year. The 3'