Agriculture committee  Ah, oui, oui, oui. Of course, yes.

Agriculture committee  As a matter of fact, I'm just back from our SIAL Paris show, the largest show in the world, which allows me to meet with different people. I've met with food distributors in the seafood business, for instance. There would be an opportunity right now for the lobster business. Ther

Agriculture committee  No. Right now our mission is for Quebec products only. These 400 companies are all from Quebec.

Agriculture committee  First of all, I must say, as I said earlier, we're partnered with the SIAL organization. They're a European-based organization; their core business is trade shows, which brings in a very large and important network of food distributors and retailers. We've already talked with our

Agriculture committee  It's a lot easier, no doubt about that. We've been holding meetings and meetings in the last 12 months with universities in Montreal, with people who know what they're talking about when they talk about the free trade agreement, and the industry came up front. We can talk about

Agriculture committee  The main obstacle is certainly the tariff grid which applies to products entering Europe. Mr. Dupuis can correct me if I am mistaken, but on average, about 14% of Canada's exports go to Europe. That in itself is an obstacle. For certain products, that figure stands at 25%, 26% o

Agriculture committee  It would be a good idea in the interest of supporting companies and manufacturers. In fact, it would not be a subsidy, but a program based on participation. A company could invest a dollar and the government could match the amount. It would be shared and equal financing. Of cour

Agriculture committee  The Agri-Food Export Group Quebec-Canada, our administrators and probably also the entire Quebec processing industry support the negotiation of free trade agreements, be it with Europe, Korea or within the framework of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. We don't have a choice, we hav

Agriculture committee  There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, we are now ready to take your questions or comments.

Agriculture committee  Good morning, I would like to begin by thanking you for having invited us today. It's a pleasure to see you again. We were here before, in 2012, on the agri-marketing program. Just to place things, Groupe Export is the largest food exporter, food processor, in Quebec, with over

Agriculture committee  I'd be pleased to turn things over to Francine, our expert on expenses and the budget. She hasn't said anything yet today.

Agriculture committee  I think every element is quite important. As I mentioned earlier, we're a very grounded organization. It's amazing because in this budget you've got something like 40 or 45 associations all over Canada; if I'm wrong, correct me. Every year, from the beginning of time, we've added

Agriculture committee  What was the last part of the question?

Agriculture committee  As far as pork is concerned, I'll leave the comments to Jacques. As far as Groupe Export is concerned, free trade agreements are essential. We're always very pleased to see the Prime Minister or the Minister of Agriculture go abroad and try to open markets for the manufacturers

Agriculture committee  As I said before, I think the pre-eminent solution would be to have, instead of a program, a fund over a period of five years, to guarantee the money for a limited time. I'm sure this would be great for all the businesses all over Canada. That would be recommendation number one