I have three short questions, Mr. Chair.
I must admit I'm more concerned now than I was at the beginning of this session, because it appears to me that we're more offensively and defensively inclined. So if we use the metaphor of sumo wrestling, I'm concerned that at the end of the day supply management is going to be squashed. I think it's fair to say that you have instructions from the government, but those instructions could change. If there are potentially new markets for big agriculture business, we may neglect the community-based farms that form the backbone of supply management.
So do you think it's fair to characterize our posture as more offensive than defensive? If there are some things we can gain, we may end up hurting our supply managed sector.
Secondly, the Dairy Farmers of Canada have characterized Mr. Falconer as having.... Every paper that's come out has been increasingly negative on supply management. Do you think it's a fair characterization that we're seeing an increasingly negative stance on supply management?
I have one more question when you've answered those.