Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being here.
Personally, I'm very interested in reciprocity of standards. One of the major problems that local producers are constantly pointing out is that Canada is letting foreign products into the country. The exporting countries don't have the same standards and use products that are banned in Canada for phytosanitary reasons. In addition, the products sell at a lower cost, which puts our local producers at a disadvantage. Unfair competition has been established for a long time, and it is not easy to adjust that.
Ms. Bedard‑Haughn, how do we go about implementing that? In your opinion, am I right in saying that a problem currently exists? How can we make an adjustment without increasing the cost of food?