Thank you, Minister.
Minister, fruit and vegetable producers still don't have certainty as to whether or not they can bring an adequate number of farm workers to Canada to work in greenhouses, fields and orchards. Producers were told that the workers they brought up until March 15 were exempt from the hotel quarantine requirements, but I'm hearing from workers bound for the Maritimes or western Canada that they're being forced to quarantine in Toronto or Montreal before proceeding to the farms in the Maritimes or western Canada. Producers are still uncertain about the quarantine requirements for workers entering Canada after March 15.
Minister, I'm wondering if you will offer producers certainty today about international farm workers so that Canadian food sovereignty and our broader food security for Canadians can be ensured for this growing season.