Thank you, Chair.
Thanks, folks, for coming. You represent a lot of farmers and a lot of processors who have put a lot of food on our plates, and it's good to see you here.
My first question is for you, Anne. It deals with PACA and the repercussions of PACA, the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and how it's going to translate.
I have a couple of questions for you. My understanding, and you can correct me, is that you need a $50,000 security deposit now to do a $25,000 complaint. That's what I hear, so I have a couple of questions.
What percentage of our horticulture products do we sell to the United States? What are the repercussions back here on the Canadian market of exporters going down there? Is there also concern that maybe Canadians are not going to be able to get as much readily available fresh produce from the United States? As a former strawberry grower, I found it always important that people ate strawberries year round so they would continue to eat them when we got to market.
Those are my first questions for you.