Ruth Ellen Brosseau at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On November 19th, 2013. See this statement in context.

November 19th, 2013 / 4:55 p.m.

NDP

Ruth Ellen Brosseau NDP Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My thanks again to our guests for their testimony. This is a really important topic.

I have a few questions for the Canadian Pork Council representatives.

In Berthier—Maskinongé, the riding I represent, there are a lot of pork producers. In the regional municipality of Maskinongé, we have ATRAHAN, a major pork processor in the region. The company wins a lot of awards year after year. It processes about 1 million hogs per year and exports them to 50 countries.

Can you give us some more details about the positive benefits of the agreement with the European Union? Do you believe that the Canadian pork industry will face non-tariff barriers?

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