Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  Well, three or four a day.

Public Safety committee  Right, just ours alone.

Public Safety committee  That's a fair summary.

Public Safety committee  This period of the year, of course, is the apple season, and we do a lot of importation from western New York that goes through this border. But I'd say our organization imports through that border alone, on a yearly basis, in the area of 1,000 loads a year. It would be pretty easy to check this if you asked CBSA to go into their files—hopefully they're up to date—and just have them check their computer system and check how many B3s have been applied within a period of a year, from October to October, for Leahy Orchards.

Public Safety committee  It's definitely not going to help; in fact, it's going to hinder us. It's going to be a big, big cost. As I mentioned in my speech, it's going to cost us a lot more money to divert to other ports. I don't have any figures because I'm only speaking for Leahy Orchards Inc., but I'm sure it's going to affect tourism in the Haut St-Laurent area.

Public Safety committee  It's going to hurt the whole economy of Franklin and all the surrounding areas, definitely.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, for inviting me. I'm the border customs compliance manager for Leahy Orchards in Franklin Centre. On or about July 16, 2010, the president of Leahy Orchards, Mr. Leahy, received a copy of a letter that was sent to Suzanne Yelle Blair, the mayor of Franklin, advising that the border crossing in Franklin would be closed in April 2011.