Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for being here, especially the minister.
I'm going to jump right in, because I have a lot of questions. If I get short answers, we'll be able to cover more topics, and that will be good for everyone.
Minister, I'll start with the duck industry, which is struggling right now. Mr. Ianiro can chime in. We can come back to this in more detail in the second hour.
One issue is the approval to import genetics from France. I know the work is being done conscientiously, but, from the outside, some things don't make sense.
It's been over a year since we found a genetics supplier in France that doesn't vaccinate its ducklings. We can import those ducklings safely, but we're still waiting for approval to do so. Canadian Food Inspection Agency representatives went to France in early September. Now it's almost Christmas, and the last I heard from Minister Holland is that they hope to have the report by the end of the year. Don't you think these delays are unreasonable?
Our duck industry is in trouble. That is unfortunate, because this industry is based in Quebec, it is very dynamic, and it produces a high-quality product. I want to hear your thoughts on that.