Mr. Chair, I want to put the faith of the farmer in this discussion.
I come from a riding, Nanaimo—Cowichan, where there are many small dairy farmers. When they met with us a couple of weeks ago, I thought I was a pretty aware consumer. Part of their concern is not only in protecting the family farms and the small farmers in our communities, who are the lifeblood of our communities, but it is also in protecting the consumer.
One of the reasons they are asking for supply management and some protection is something called modified milk products. They asked me to look at the next package of cheese I buy in the supermarket. At the very top of the list is a product called modified milk products. There is no listing of what is in that product. The farmers said that not only is it hurting them in terms of their production, in terms of their ability to compete in the market for ice cream, but they are also concerned about what is in that product and what consumers are actually being exposed to.
I wonder if the minister could comment on that specifically.