Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for your testimony. This is a very interesting file. We realize that more and more countries are interested in using ethanol and bio-diesel. I just learned that Sweden also has a fairly ambitious project for producing and using these new fuels. In any case, they are newer to us than they are to other countries like Brazil, Europe and the United States.
In any case, the government has set an ambitious goal. We will need 12 times more ethanol and bio-diesel according to this new government objective. Also, I share my colleague's concerns as well as those of farmers who do not know whether they will have a fair share of the profits occasioned by an increased demand for biofuel.
It is coming, but we have some questions about the dumping of corn by the United States. We know that corn producers are appealing this matter before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal. We wonder whether at the beginning, we will only use products from the United States, especially if the prices remain at their current level, and we, as well as grain producers, think that these prices constitute dumping.
In your deposition, Mr. Teneycke, you mentioned consultations. We will hear more about them by the end of July. Are there any farmers on your work team? Are you consulting any farmers? We wonder whether our plants will be mainly supplied with American corn.