I call this meeting to order.
I want to welcome everyone here this morning as we continue on with a very interesting study that we're doing on “Product of Canada” labelling and “Made in Canada” and where we go from here.
We welcome to the table today someone who's no stranger, Jim Laws, who's here with the Canadian Meat Council. From the Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada we have Robert de Valk. From the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council, we have Robin Horel, president and CEO. From the Fédération québécoise des producteurs de fruits et légumes de transformation, Claude Lacoste is here as president, and Gilles McDuff. Welcome to both of you. From the Conseil de la transformation agroalimentaire et des produits de consommation, we have Sylvie Cloutier and Christine Jean. Welcome, both of you, to the committee.
I would ask all witnesses to keep your opening comments to ten minutes or less so that we have plenty of time for discussion. And just for the information of members, at the end of the business today we'll need about ten minutes to deal with a motion from Brian Storseth.
Mr. Laws, you have the floor.