Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for the question. I think this was done by the Province of Quebec, the provincial government, so I would not be able to comment on this. I'm sorry.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for the question. When we look at the consumption profiles, even if only here in Canada, we see that there is a repositioning of meat, given the arrival of plant proteins on the market. The demand remains strong, but there is still a migration towards other types of proteins.

Agriculture committee  I'm not sure I got the last part of the question, but definitely, in terms of AAFC's actions, as I mentioned during my opening remarks, the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food supports the pork industry in many ways, including through our programming on business risk management.

Agriculture committee  In fact, there had been no official requests made to AAFC prior to that decision being made by the company.

Agriculture committee  I think from AAFC's perspective, the support we've been providing is mostly looking at the hog industry altogether. It's looking at things like public trust, sustainability, innovation and how to make the industry more resilient and more competitive. On market access, obviously a lot of work continues to happen by our officials who are posted abroad and also here.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Steps are being taken through the AAFC Market Access Secretariat, a division of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. There are also programs in place, including the Canadian Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture. Under this program, the pork sector has received money to help it access and maintain access to various international markets.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. On behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, or AAFC, I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to comment on the closure of the Olymel processing plant in Vallée-Jonction. First of all, I would like to mention that AAFC wants to listen to the needs of the industry and works closely, within its mandate, with the agricultural and agri-food sector and businesses, while respecting their business decisions.