Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here today, gentlemen. Your expertise will certainly help us make progress on such an important issue to the country.
In my riding of Shefford, farming is clearly the dominant industry. It is home to many dairy producers, and they are concerned about the market openings for dairy product imports from signatory countries.
By the way, the entry of milk proteins from the U.S. has increased fivefold in the past five years, under the previous government's watch.
What efforts have been made over the past five years to, at the very least, mitigate the impact of those milk proteins coming in from the U.S.?
I know that isn't necessarily part of the negotiations you took part in, but surely, you must have some insight into the matter.