Agriculture committee  We have some of the finest and best artisanal cheese in the world, without a doubt, and we can compete with anyone in the world, without a doubt. The caveat is that it must be on a level playing field. That is the issue we're up against. So I agree with what the UPA president has

Agriculture committee  Just about anything is possible. I'm quite confident. I believe the government is going to be good on its word in terms of.... Again, I would expect that you, as a member in the House, would hold the government accountable, making sure it delivers on the commitment to mitigating

Agriculture committee  My understanding is that under the geographical indicators with the CETA agreement, that is incorrect. We would have to use modifiers on the cheese that we actually export into the European market. I want to back up a little bit to some of your comments about so many people agai

Agriculture committee  There's a handful of journalists who are opposed to supply management. Our—

Agriculture committee  Our polls are showing us that we have 81% of Canadian consumers strongly behind supply management and the stable and secure and safe food supply that they have confidence in, and we are very proud of that.

Agriculture committee  Yes, the three pillars are still in place.

Agriculture committee  It's my understanding that the tariffs were not eliminated or reduced.

Agriculture committee  The answer is no, I'm told.

Agriculture committee  That's a really interesting question, and a hypothetical one, I would say, because obviously CETA has been taking our full energy and attention. We are concerned about precedent in any deal. We have been saying for years that the government has concluded successfully 14, 16, or

Agriculture committee  We don't know exactly what it is, but it should be no less than ten. Then again, is it a phase-in or phase-out? I refuse to consider the idea that supply management would be phased out under any way, shape, or form.

Agriculture committee  We find it very doubtful that the market will be able to absorb the high-quality cheese or fine cheeses that are being sold in that category of cheese sales, yes.

Agriculture committee  The number we've been floating is $150 million. Are you asking for direct farm impact?

Agriculture committee  Exactly, yes. That's about $60,000 per farm on the income side.

Agriculture committee  Mr. Easter, my point was that over the last decade we have invested heavily, as dairy farmers across the country, into developing and growing this category of the cheese market, and we have been successful. By giving that access to the European Union, not only are you costing the

Agriculture committee  It's speculative. We anticipate a negative outcome. I think, as Richard pointed out, we won't grow the fine cheese segment in the cheese category as quickly as these imports will come in and flood the market. Then what's going to happen? Is that going to cascade into the differe