Mr. Patrice Léger Bourgoin at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

I'll give you another example, fresh asparagus.

In previous years, when the grocery stores received Quebec-grown fresh asparagus, they promoted Quebec produce. This year, they put Quebec-grown asparagus in competition with asparagus grown in Latin America. The sheer economics make it impossible for Quebec growers to compete with growers in Latin American countries and their production costs, because we have to abide by environmental rules and labour laws.