Mr. Speaker, on this opening day of the Quebec UPA convention, I have very good news for Quebec farm producers: the NAFTA arbitration panel has just dismissed the U.S. complaint in the matter of poultry and dairy products.
We will recall that, under pressure from the poultry and dairy producers lobby, the American government tried on two occasions in recent years to have the Canadian supply management system invalidated.
The dispute settlement panel ruled that, under both World Trade Agreement and NAFTA rules, Canada has every right to protect its products.
Producers from Quebec and the other Canadian provinces will be pleased to hear this. That is what I call another great Canadian victory.