As folks from the pork industry here have mentioned, Olymel is in my riding, in my town.
One of the critical things is that we get to a certain stage where various parts of the hog are being sent to Japan and parts are going to China, and there isn't a problem until all of a sudden the freezers are full. That becomes the scenario or the situation we have here. We don't know whether we're being able to find other markets for that particular product. Eventually it's going to plug up the system and there are going to be some serious concerns.
When we speak about the need to have an awareness by the ministers, which is what this motion is about, it's critical. It can't simply be, “Well, there was something wrong with the paperwork.” That is the issue. The point is that this is something that could have been handled in a day or two because it was just paperwork. However, along with everything else, we've seen what has happened with canola being dragged out for months and months, and we hear of other issues that are causing consternation as well. Therefore, it's extremely important that these ministers understand, from the perspective of the agriculture committee members, the significance of this issue, and that we hear from them and they hear from us.