Thank you, Chair, and welcome to everybody here this afternoon. It's great to see you out there, and your testimony is very important for the budget process.
Unfortunately, I only have five minutes. I am going to be very quick and probably just deal with one witness here today. That will probably be you, Ms. Miller, given that canola is such an important factor in Saskatchewan.
What has gone on in the canola sector is such a strong success story. Folks, this is an industry that has really been born and bred in Canada. It started off, actually, in my riding. Shellbrook was one of the first areas where canola was planted in Canada, and it has grown from there to be planted right across the Prairies.
If you look at the Canola Council and how that industry works, you see the growers, the industry, and the input suppliers all working together to develop a market and a network for the product all the way through the system. It is a really good business model that I think other associations should look at, because it has been very successful.
In terms of what's going on in the industry, Camrose was an exciting place a couple of weeks ago. There was a nice announcement there of a new crush plant. We have a crush plant in Clavet, one in Nipawin, one in Lloydminster, a couple in Manitoba, one in Lethbridge, and of course there may be a few more coming down the road too.
It's just another success story of good economic policy and good business cooperation between the farmers and through this network. However, one thing that is very important, and you touched on it, is the trade side of things.
In your opinion, how important is trade with India or through TPP or CETA? What impact do you see trade has on the canola sector, and what benefits does it bring? How do we help you when we look at the budget process?