Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I also thank all the witnesses for joining us to testify.
I want to begin by saying that the government is currently studying several aspects of the new food policy. The department is holding consultations, the minister's office has held its own, and it is now the committee's turn to do the same. So we are seeing an overabundance of consultations, and we don't know whether the outcomes of each of them will come together and result in the testimony from different consultations being reflected in Canada's new food policy.
I am a new member of the committee, but this is an issue I am very concerned about, just as I am concerned about the proposed changes to the tax reform that will affect small and medium-sized businesses.
Our internal consultation period is very short, and hardly anyone will be consulted. However, those consultations will have an impact on each of your industries.
Mr. McLinton, you talked about affordable food. What is the proportion of SMEs in your organization?