Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I know if my colleague Mr. Payne gets a chance, he'll no doubt talk about the sugar beet industry. I'll leave that for him if he does that have that opportunity. I know there's a great market in southern Alberta, and they do amazing things with that particular product.
Mr. Coutu, I could address some of the things you had spoken on. I had an opportunity back in September to attend the trade mission in London. We had so many different processors and distributors, and I think 35 stakeholders all the way from barley to beef to seafood, and of course technology as well.
There is great excitement but also a need and an understanding that we have to make sure we realize what Europeans need. In this lead-up time—these two years you were speaking of and the rest of the time—people are going to be able to market things the way in which they are best positioned to be successful. I suppose that's one of the things I want to speak of. With the discussions we've had here over the last few months, I have great faith in our industry to be able to move forward and to take on this type of a challenge. I believe, Mr. Coutu, you had spoken about Quebec and its view as to how they will be able to proceed and the advantages they will have.
I was wondering if you could speak to the ability for competition and how they will be able to branch out and if you could explain some of the enhanced opportunities that will be there specifically because of the CETA.