Mr. Speaker, the rules governing the labelling of agricultural products are absurd. To determine the origin of a product, the rules take into account the processing and packaging costs, which, in terms of agri-food, makes no sense. Thus, it is possible to buy olives at the grocery store marked “product of Canada”.
Will the minister admit that the current rules governing the labelling of food products are misleading to consumers and deprive farmers of some share of the market?