Finance committee  I'm not in agreement with what?

Finance committee  I'm not necessarily against any of the comments that have been made. The only thing we're saying is that our consumers should have full access to Canadian wines right across the country. We sell $1 billion of Canadian wines in liquor stores in Canada. Last year we had 240 priva

Finance committee  We don't think the bill is necessary, because we're already doing what the bill implies.

Finance committee  Who? The wineries? I'm not sure what you mean. Any liquor board in Canada can order a wine for a customer from any winery in this country right now, and we do it all the time.

Finance committee  Not in our perspective. Let me clarify—

Finance committee  Federal lawyers say that's against the law. Provincial lawyers say it isn't.

Finance committee  On the board of...?

Finance committee  The board of my association comprises CEOs of all the liquor boards.

Finance committee  No, I have not.

Finance committee  In response, all I can say is that we're responsible for ensuring the trade agreements are upheld at the retail level, and they're not. Back in the eighties, the wineries were also pushing to maintain discriminatory practices that were flying in the face of our trade agreements,

Finance committee  I'm not quite sure what the question is.

Finance committee  Doing what?

Finance committee  Add it to the bill. I mean—

Finance committee  —the distillers and the brewers, I'm sure—

Finance committee  —are watching these debates. If somehow, out of the bill being passed and whatever happens in the provinces, the market opens up for wine, I'm sure you'll be hearing from Spirits Canada and the brewers of Canada very, very quickly.