Thank you, Chair, and thank you, everyone, for coming today.
I think the whole country is well aware of just how serious this situation is, and I very much welcome your opening statements. It's a very complicated issue, and I think that it's really all beginning to dawn upon us here. I know that we want to pursue a science-based resolution to what I think is very much a political problem. When you look at China's track record with trade, you see that they may not have the best history of following the rules.
We know that with other countries that have stood up to them.... I'm thinking of South Korea. South Korea signed a free trade agreement with them in 2015, and when they decided to install an anti-missile battery, China responded by restricting tourism to South Korea. They also suddenly found that a whole bunch of South Korean department stores in China had fire code violations. As well, China was instrumental in a boycott against Korean-made cars.
They are willing, then, to throw their weight around, and canola is an obvious target because it's a Canadian success story and because of its sheer value.
Mr. Vossen, I'll start with you with regard to Richardson's proud history and relationship with China.
You and I discussed yesterday how in recent years China's track record has gotten better, but I'm thinking about the fact that our canola is destined for other markets in the same neighbourhood. Can you state for the record if any other countries that accept our canola seed imports have found any kind of problems?