Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for accepting the committee's invitation.
Mr. Nault, Mr. Busque, as I have been involved in agricultural production—including cucumber production for a Quebec-based company I will not name—I can tell you that, in 1985, we already knew there would be no more local production. That was later confirmed in Lanaudière. I would like local production to make a comeback because it would provide young people with summer jobs.
In your paper titled “Chaîne agroalimentaire: un défi pour les citoyens”, agri-food chain: a Canadian challenge, you say that, in our cities, food self-sufficiency would make it possible to survive for only two weeks. That is worrisome. How can the situation be remedied? Should we start with provisions right away?