Mr. Speaker, on Monday, the appellate body of the World Trade Organization finally brought down a favourable decision on Canadian exports of dairy products.
This decision brings to an end the trade battle that has been going on since 1998 with the U.S. and New Zealand. It reverses the earlier decision by a special WTO group that Canada's milk export pricing practices constituted export subsidies.
This is excellent news for the Canadian dairy industry, which can now focus its efforts elsewhere, such as exploring new export markets.
This is good news for Frontenac--Mégantic. Congratulations to the Minister for International Trade on his excellent work.