Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My first question deals with the measures taken concerning microbreweries and wineries. I am going to concentrate on microbreweries, since there is one in my riding.
Initially, there was supposed to be measures for breweries producing less than 300,000 hectolitres a year. Now the exemption has been broadened to cover all Canadian breweries. What was the reason for that change? Did it result from pressure from the major Canadian brewers?