Good morning. I am happy to see you here this morning.
I must, of course, say a few words about protecting supply management. Take, for example, the Doha Round negotiations. I think that in the coming months, we will have to work to protect supply management. We have to think about food sovereignty, which is quite important. I do not think that agriculture products should be treated as a currency in the same way as other commodities. However, we should remove some of the barriers for wheat and other grains, as we know that those producers are suffering.
We should negotiate within these safeguards, in other words, we should protect certain sensitive products while allowing other sectors to remain open. I would like to know how you would negotiate within these safeguards.
The Bloc Québécois adopted a motion on milk protein. While supply management is supposed to be protected, milk protein is being imported and this costs our producers dearly. A motion was adopted in the House of Commons. The Conservative Party, which claims to support supply management, voted against it.
As you mentioned, Mr. Laforge, we are prohibiting a practice that is used by other countries, through article 28 of the GATT, for example. Why are we reluctant to protect our own interest when other countries are doing it? We need only refer to the measures adopted by Europe, in the case of Brazil and Thailand for poultry imports.