Thank you all for being here. I am very pleased to see you.
I know a little about the dairy sector, because I am one of the fourth generation to operate a dairy business. I am perhaps a little older than you, Mr. Taylor. But I saw what was happening in the 1970s before we had supply management. I am well aware of how things have evolved.
Greetings to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, because it is a major driver of economic activity. We have to recognize that and make it known, but, with what we have just learned about the new agreement with the United States, we are perhaps going to run into difficulties.
Dairy processors, I understand, have a specific problem as to when the agreement comes into force. If it happens very quickly, the impact will too. It will be a very short year, which will have consequences. That is certainly one of your major concerns, but you also raised the issue of mitigation measures in connection with improving the processes.