International Trade committee  That's the most effective way. Yes.

International Trade committee  That's a very good question. It's actually our number one customer. I think the number is.... We are presently selling about seven billion dollars' worth of canola and some of our value-added products, which are oil and meal, to them at this moment in time.

International Trade committee  Absolutely I am, one hundred per cent. They represent, as I said, 82% of our value-added in oil and 60% of our meal. If we don't have predictability and stability in our trade agreements with the U.S., we risk a large amount of that market, which is, as I said, seven billion dollars' worth of the canola exports alone.

International Trade committee  I'll deflect that one to Rick White.

International Trade committee  Yes, I would, and I would include not only agricultural products but also products outside of the agricultural field. The CUSMA deal is good for all of the Canadian economy, not just agriculture. This bill is not necessarily against agriculture alone. It is a concern for our entire Canadian economy.

International Trade committee  Thank you for the opportunity for the Canadian Canola Growers Association to appear on your study of Bill C-282. We appear in opposition of the bill. I am joining today from Killam, Alberta, where our family farm, Century 12 Farms, grows cereals and oilseeds. I also serve as the chair of both Alberta Canola and the Canadian Canola Growers Association, known as the CCGA.