Thank you for your question.
Actually, our members were very concerned when they found out that those programs, announced in October, would not be implemented. We are told that they are not cancelled, but they are being reviewed. Our president, Mr. Letendre, and myself were invited to take part in a consultation at the end of January or the beginning of February. On that occasion, we were shown the basis on which those programs were designed. We were asked to submit our comments, which we did. We were told that a report would be produced at the end of February or the beginning of March. As yet, we have received nothing.
You are right; it is a major concern for us, because these agreements are going to be ratified, probably in the coming year. In the case of the CETA, we are talking about 2016, with the first imports supposed to be arriving here in 2017. The timeline for the TPP is similar.
Apart from the compensation, something else may be very disruptive for the industry. We do not know how the additional tariff quotas are going to be administered. We would also like to get information from the government as quickly as possible. We would like to know who is going to be holding those tariffs, how they will be administered and how it will all be managed and distributed, so that we can try and minimize the impact on the stability of the industry.
So, yes, we are very concerned about the lack of any signals. We hope to receive them as quickly as possible