International Trade committee  Sorry, but I’m not able to hear you.

International Trade committee  Right now, the information I get comes from Laurentides Économique. The organization acts as a federal-provincial link, a kind of funnel, if you will. Thank you very much for the information.

International Trade committee  The challenges are the distances. On Saturday, I was in Quebec City. On Sunday, I went back to Mont-Laurier. Today I am in Ottawa and tomorrow I will be in Mirabel, and all because of my business. We spend as much time on the road as we do in our own bed.

International Trade committee  My pleasure. Thank you.

International Trade committee  Yes. Our biggest challenge as a company is sending samples abroad for export. Right now, sending a case of maple water to Japan, as we did, cost more than $400. We sent one to China, and it cost $400. We sent one to Australia, and the cost was $400. We sent one to Europe for just

International Trade committee  While you were away voting, I received confirmation that on June 11, I will be going to Japan to participate in the first exchange. I do not yet have any experience with them, but I hope I will acquire some experience on June 11. I don't know how to answer that question because I

International Trade committee  No, and that is the first thing that our stakeholders from the Asian markets ask for. We explain to them that the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers will certify that we have a reliable high-quality product. That is necessary. The federation certifies the quality of the

International Trade committee  Indeed. I believe that universities could provide us with such studies. As a business, I cannot pay universities to conduct this research. We cannot afford to pay such amounts because our business is small and has only existed for two years. It is just getting started and we only

International Trade committee  I believe that Canada's sugar maple potential is unlimited. I don't know what the numbers are for Canada, but in the Laurentian region alone, as I said earlier, we could produce 2.4 billion litres. And this is a territory that has not yet been developed. It is not exploited at a

International Trade committee  In the Laurentian region alone, there are possibly 60 million tapholes. If you count 40 litres per taphole, that means 2 billion litres of this product.

International Trade committee  Since I only have 10 seconds left, I will try to respond very quickly. We have tested this potential on high-level athletes. They tested the product and it works well.

International Trade committee  First of all we are targeting the Asian market, because of course companies in that continent approach us regularly. The second and third markets targeted are Europe and the United States, because people from these countries approach us regularly. As far as the Asian market is c

International Trade committee  There are many resources available. I would say that the biggest difficulty stems from the fact that there is no one-stop shop giving us access to information about the resources, because there are many resources. For example, the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l

International Trade committee  To conclude, I would like to talk about what it means to have a tree farm. We have a tree farm. People who work in this sector are passionate about maple products. We each have a farm and we also have other jobs. We have other jobs because the farm does not provide enough income

International Trade committee  Good afternoon to you all. My name is Normand St-Amour. I am one of the shareholders and not the president of the Eau d'érable Oviva company. Five shareholders created this company. For seven years the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers and Laval University in Québec, v