Good morning to everyone.
Thank you to the members of the committee for inviting me to appear today.
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, or CAFTA, is a coalition of national organizations advocating for a more open and fair international trading environment for agriculture and agri-food.
It's in Canada's interest to have a freer and fairer international trading environment for the agri-food sector. Agri-food represents one in nine jobs in Canada, the majority of which are in export-based agri-food. More than half of our agricultural production is exported or processed to be exported.