Agriculture committee  I want to expand on Mr. Lampron's point. The Farm Bill, in the United States, amounts to over $100 billion in all kinds of assistance. The food stamp program, which helps the most disadvantaged people access agri-food products, is part of this assistance. The assistance also ben

Agriculture committee  I think it's one element of a broader food policy. Look at the four pillars of the food policy being developed under the leadership of Minister MacAulay: to increase the production of affordable food; to increase the safety, quality, and the health aspect of the food we're produc

International Trade committee  No, because there hasn't been a decision yet about how to allocate the new quota.

International Trade committee  In the statement in the Canada-EU agreement, some provisions state that 10% of the quota will be allocated year after year to new players. So it seems that there are already provisions in the agreement that would enable new players to take advantage of part of the accessible quot

International Trade committee  In the same way, small businesses that are not importers will ultimately have to have access to an import network. Small retailers that would like to benefit from a share of the quota will not necessarily be exempted from the costs that Mr. Littler is referring to.

International Trade committee  I just wanted to intervene on that question. We think what we're proposing by allocating the cheese quota to cheese makers will also allow for opportunities for the cheese makers importing cheese into Canada to establish long-term relationships with the retailers and to import t

International Trade committee  The $116 million is the value of the milk that enters into the production of 17,700 tonnes of cheese. These losses would be once the agreement has been fully implemented, so it would be the value of the milk going into the 17,700 tonnes of cheese that would not be produced in Can

International Trade committee  As I said in my opening remarks, we've publicly stated that we thought that was a good step and a step in the right direction. However, we would have liked to see an announcement with respect to some of the border measures that we have brought before not only the Liberal governme

International Trade committee  That means that some of the profits, or the proceeds generated from the importation of that cheese will go into the hands of the retailers only, as opposed to being potentially used by some of the smaller or medium-sized cheese makers. I'll go back to the alliance that I talked

International Trade committee  First of all, it's important to acknowledge that these cheeses will be imported on the Canadian market. The agreement opens the door to an additional 17,700 tonnes of imported cheese. Among other reasons, there are market conditions that will result in a price advantage. European

International Trade committee  Considering this fact and considering that we will face the importation of these cheeses, how can we ensure that the sector will be able to benefit from it or, at the very least, that it will be less affected negatively? A new approach was adopted where small and medium cheese ma

International Trade committee  If I can, yes. I'm not surprised to hear Mr. Littler say that 100% of the cheese quota should go to the retailer. That's been their position for a long time. We're obviously on different pages from that perspective. I disagree with Mr. Littler that the farmers will benefit by

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee.

International Trade committee  Yes. I'm going to introduce her.

International Trade committee  I'll start by highlighting the fact that I am accompanied by Thérèse Beaulieu. She is the assistant director for policy communications at Dairy Farmers of Canada. I'd like to thank you for the invitation to appear before the committee today in view of its study of the subject m