In the case you are referring to, the question is whether the context surrounding section 28 applies to that product in particular or not, in other words, does it apply to tariff line 0404.90.
Based on the legal opinions we have received, we are convinced that it does. We do not want to launch a debate on whether section 28 applies entirely to the acquisition of new rights within the context of the WTO. We are saying that in the context of acquired rights, Canada has legal powers to defend itself and to apply that provision to the United States, as was the case before the intervention of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is not the WTO; rather, it is one of our own tribunals.
We therefore believe that this is a false debate, if we want to apply it, we can do so. The discussion we are having with the processors does not, in my opinion, deal with article 28. Rather, it is a much more complex debate which concerns those who import these products.
In fact, I would even go so far as to say that the beginning of the presentation was interesting in that it did not deal with the lower profits of processors, but on the lower production rate of producers. In fact, between 4 and 5 per cent of the quota cuts which occurred in the last few years were due to the increase in imports of substitute ingredients by importers. I don't buy for a moment the fact that this is the problem the industry must tackle. We have to stop imports.