Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Can you hear me? I was having some connectivity problems here in rural New Brunswick. It's common.
My questions today are for Mr. Paszkowski with Wine Growers Canada.
Mr. Paszkowski, considering that excise taxes negatively affect both consumers and wine producers, you would think it would have been clear that government would need to find a better solution. Of course, that's my opinion, but do you agree that this excise tax has the potential to produce real income losses across wages, profits and other returns to labour and capital in this industry?