Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am going to give part of the presentation and my colleague, Jean-François Harel, the general secretary at La Coop fédérée, will give the other part.
First, I wish to thank the committee for inviting us and allowing us to share our point of view on the place of cooperatives in Canada.
To begin, I want to make it clear that we are not claiming to have a global or comprehensive vision of the issues and challenges faced by the cooperative sector in Canada. However, we hope that, in the short time that has been graciously given to us, we will be able to provide you with valuable insight into La Coop fédérée's place in the global sector of agricultural cooperatives.
I will now hand the floor over to Mr. Harel, who will give you an overview of the organization itself.