Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to greet all the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I also thank them for being with us today.
My first questions will be for Mr. Bougie or Mr. Lambert.
In Bill C-19, the government is imposing the excise tax on wine producers as a result of a WTO dispute.
The problem in your case, Mr. Bougie and Mr. Lambert, is that at the federal level, when we talk about wine, that includes mead. That is not the case in Quebec.
Can you confirm that and explain to me once again how imposing the excise tax on wine will have an impact on producers in your sector?
Thank you.