Madam Chair, the number has been the point of much debate.
We have had tremendous discussion with consumers, who have been asking for this. They want to know that what is in that container is a product of Canada.
The way it was under the old government was that if 51% of the cost, not the content, was Canadian, it was product of Canada. It was a real perversion of the rules.
We consulted with Canadian consumers as to where they wanted to go and what they felt comfortable with. That is where the 98% came from. There were some 1,500 interventions from consumers and groups across the country. So that is where we are at.
If the hon. member cared to talk to that peach processor who is using Cuban sugar, he would find out there is a lot of sugar in Alberta.