Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the minister and the deputy ministers for being here. The committee is always pleased to have the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada here.
We cannot afford to ignore the problem of diafiltered milk. You are aware of this issue, Minister. Americans are very imaginative and invent products so that they can get them into Canada. This was confirmed by a very large processor at the last meeting of our committee.
Diafiltered milk is not used in the United States to make cheese. It was invented so that it could cross the Canadian border. It is a scandal.
Minister, we must act and close that border. This product was invented in order to get across the border. No American eats cheese that was made with diafiltered milk, and Canadians should not be eating it either.