Agriculture committee  I'd like to start on the first one, particularly because I've been doing some work on this for the NFU. The reality is that we have the ability, as do other nations, to stop some of these things coming to our border. If they do not meet our phytosanitary standards, we have the ab

Agriculture committee  I don't know anybody who wants to farm the mailbox, but in the short term you have to deal with the reality of the U.S. Farm Bill. It's been decimating the grains and oilseeds sector, particularly in Ontario, over the last few years. Now that we're seeing some increase in prices

Agriculture committee  I'll be brief. The central question you ask is about what kinds of farmers we want, how do we want our food produced. That's why the APF II process has been so disappointing. They talk about the vision as though it were some hyped-up, new, exciting policy direction, when in real

Agriculture committee  Thank you. I could give you a report on every square inch of the London airport too, if you want it. I've spent a great deal of time there today. I'm from the National Farmers Union, and we really welcome this opportunity to bring the views of our family farm members to the Ho