I definitely agree with you on that point. I also agree with you on the point that we should do everything we can to encourage the purchasing of local cheeses and encourage our local cheese industry. What CETA would actually do is it would give the EU an additional exclusive access of 32% of the current fine cheese market in Canada above and beyond existing generous access. So this would actually, I feel, penalize small artisan cheese-makers such as yourself and the ones near my riding and across the country. We know that exporting European countries often have fewer, much larger companies due to the climate and other costs, transportation and social costs. The cost of producing and processing milk in Canada is higher, as you might know.
It seems like Canada would actually be at a disadvantage in this considering what's included in CETA at the moment. We also know that consumers might not even see lower prices in buying European cheeses as the vast majority of European Union cheeses already come into Canada with little or no tariffs. So it wouldn't be a good thing for producers like yourself, but consumers also wouldn't see any benefits in this deal. I wonder if that's something that you're concerned about as well.