We will split the time.
On behalf of the Dairy Processors Association of Canada, DPAC, I thank you for the invitation to appear today to discuss the CUSMA implementation bill and the impacts it will have on Canada's dairy processing industry.
I'm the chair of the DPAC board, and also the president and CEO of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd., with multiple-sized facilities across Canada.
With me today is Gilles Froment, DPAC's secretary and senior vice-president with Lactalis Canada.
First, we would like to bring to your attention the harm that CUSMA will cause to our industry, and then focus on the government mitigation measures that would assist industry as we work to mitigate and adjust to the new market environment we are now facing as a result of CUSMA and other trade agreements.