Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his speech. He touched on a number of topics, including the fact that the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has tabled its 18th report. In the more than four years that I have sat on this committee, we have produced a considerable number of recommendations. The government, however, has implemented very few of them. My colleague mentioned a statistic earlier. He said that 44% of fruit and vegetable producers sold their produce at a loss in 2023. This was not that long ago. The committee made recommendations in this regard.
Does my colleague think that improvements could be made to help our fruit and vegetable producers, since that is also part of our overall food supply system? Could we not help them succeed, rather than import food from other countries because it is cheaper? While greenhouse gas emissions may not enter into the equation, a lot of people feel they are a very important factor.