Thank you, Minister, for coming today. I have four questions, so I think I'll just give you the four questions. Perhaps you can jot them down and then do your best to answer them in my five minutes.
My first question deals with CFIA's inspections. I'm hearing, especially in the Maritimes, about CFIA inspection services on seed grain. I have Charles Murphy, who I speak to, a farmer from P.E.I. He states that on the grain fields that he grew last year, the CFIA inspected them for him at a cost of $478. The new cost to inspect these fields is going to be $6,393. That's over 13 times the original cost. He figures he's not going to be able to grow seed grain.
First, are you aware of this? Are you aware of the downloading of these costs and how it will put these farmers in jeopardy?
My second question follows up on today in the House about the chicken farmers. You're well aware of all the spent fowl that's coming in, about the more spent fowl that's really produced in the United States coming in. You kind of stated in the House that you were taking action. Can you tell me what action you're taking to keep this from happening?
My third question follows up on the pork virus that hit us this winter. There were some news releases stating that feed supplements that were coming in from the United States had pork products in them that could have caused some of the contamination. What are your comments on that? Is the CFIA checking these supplements coming in, that there are no pig products in them?
My last question is dealing with the European trade deal. As you're well aware, our milk production is going to be cut—pretty well the size of Manitoba's production, or Nova Scotia's; it's quite a big cut. We're in favour of the trade deal, but when this happened, the Prime Minister stated that there was going to be a package to help the dairy farmers of Canada. Can you tell us where the package is and what will be in that package?
I'll leave you with that, Minister, and you can do your best.