Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being here.
Our importers have quotas they must comply with, quotas set by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, now known as Global Affairs Canada.
Our dairy producers have a predetermined volume of production that is permitted every month, and if they do not reach it, they can produce a bit more the following month. At a certain point, that production is capped under the quotas.
Are importers subject to regular follow-up, either monthly or quarterly, in terms of duty-free volumes permitted? Is that monitored at all? If an importer reaches their quota after nine months, they should no longer be able to import for the next three months, but they may continue to do so, regardless. Is that something that can be monitored?