Thank you, Chair.
I would like to make a friendly amendment to Mr. St. Amand's motion. I think the issue is multi-faceted, and we've started to address that. We have a member of Parliament sitting at this table, Joe Preston, who has many tobacco farmers in his area. He and I have met with tobacco farmers in different communities in southwestern Ontario, and the problem affects more than just the tobacco farmers themselves.
So after “The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food calls on the Federal Government”, I suggest we add “to continue to work with all partners, all stakeholders, to find a workable way forward for tobacco growers, for manufacturers, for communities, and the federal and provincial governments”.