Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to share my time with Mr. Holder.
Thank you very much for the presentation. Coming from the Okanagan, I'll tell you that we have another liquid; it's more the wine aspect than the milk aspect, but we all enjoy the cheeses too. We have some great wine and cheese festivities. It has become a tradition for fall and summer festivals, and also for the winter one that is coming up.
But I know that it's a serious issue for dairy producers across Canada, and we don't take it lightly. I know that my colleague Minister Fast has worked closely with the parliamentary secretary, Mr. O'Toole, and has met with several dairy farmers across the country in addressing their concerns. I know that there's a lot of speculation today. We're hoping that at the end of the day there might be very little impact, and that possibly the veal gains could offset some of the impacts of the additional competition.
I just wanted to go back to this. We have some cheese manufacturers in the Okanagan as well. They have gourmet goat cheese and specialty cheeses. From your industry perspective, what's the sentiment about global competition and the quality of our product, with or without CETA?