Agriculture committee  Let's say that it would be more difficult to achieve them. We certainly prefer a binding and enforceable code, to make sure that the code's objectives are met.

Agriculture committee  We work well with the other parts of the chain, at this time. An industry committee is currently working on a code and consultations will be launched. Collaboration is very good and there have been marked improvements. So the next few months will be critical.

Agriculture committee  Each situation is different. It depends on the products and their added value. I'll refer to the dairy sector because it's the one I'm familiar with. For liquid milk, there is probably less added value. It involves pasteurization, among other things. In that case, the dairy produ

Agriculture committee  Yes, certainly. I believe that the code of conduct will help in that way. As I said, we want to improve efficiency and collaboration between all parts of the supply chain. The consumer will ultimately benefit. I'm not the one saying this; studies in the U.K. have shown it works.

Agriculture committee  It's hard for a business of any size, especially for SMEs, given inflationary pressures, among other things. In addition, the different players don't necessarily get along as well as they could within the supply chain. I would say that SMEs have to deal with particular issues.

Agriculture committee  Along with other industry associations that have appeared before this committee, our association is part of the steering committee working on the development of a code of conduct for the grocery sector. We cannot overemphasize the importance of a Canadian code of conduct to impro

Agriculture committee  Michael.

Agriculture committee  In terms of what we see, Michael just talked about the CETA program. The government typically strives to have equal sharing. Basically, the government always makes sure that the amount is shared in an equitable manner throughout Canada.

Agriculture committee  That's typical—

Agriculture committee  Yes. When we look at the U.K. experience, it's quite interesting. Back in 2013, when their own competition bureau made a report—and that was the report that led to the implementation of a code—the report talked about protecting consumers. The report said that ultimately, consumer

Agriculture committee  Yes, we've seen the mandate letter, but nothing more concrete has been proposed.

Agriculture committee  I'll let Mr. Barrett answer that question.

Agriculture committee  We've had discussions, but it's been some time. We've been made several promises. The last promise is the one in the Minister's mandate letter. That said, in recent weeks, we haven't had any discussions specifically about compensation.

Agriculture committee  That's absolutely right: it creates a lot of uncertainty. We often talk about this access to 10% of the market, but we talk less about the impact of these agreements on the remaining 90% of the market. What CETA has shown us is that cheese imports have had an impact on the overal

Agriculture committee  The commitments are clear and firm, but we're still waiting. As you know, two announcements have been made to producers: one in late summer 2019 and another just before the holidays. Each time, we were hopeful because the promises were very clear. However, so far we have waited i