Seriously, though, I am an MP from Quebec. My colleagues from Quebec and I are committed to our dairy producers and to supply management. I know how important an issue this is. I have no problem dealing with criticism, if you have any, but I have some very specific questions about this, if I may.
During the CPTPP negotiations, Canada had offered 3.25% of its dairy market to the countries party to that agreement. When Canada negotiated that agreement, the United States was part of it. Canada had decided at that time to compensate dairy farmers for the loss of that market share to foreign countries. Clearly, the United States would benefit from that 3.25% of the market. New Zealand would not really import Canadian dairy products.
The U.S. withdrew from this agreement. We have negotiated a new free trade agreement with the U.S., under which they will have access to just over 3.5% of the Canadian dairy market.
Have things really changed since the CPTPP?