Merv Tweed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

I call the meeting to order.

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Agricultural and Agri-Food, meeting number 76. The orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, January 31, 2013, are for our study of the agricultural and agrifood products supply chain (beverage sector).

Joining us today from the Alliance of Canadian Wine Consumers is Shirley-Ann George, the president; and from Spirits Canada, Jan Westcott, president, and C.J. Helie, vice-president. Welcome.

I will just advise you, as we do at all committee meetings, that anything that has to be circulated to members of the committee must come through my office. So I'll expect the additives at the back of the room—