Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps I could start with just a few points to again put this program into context. The advance payments program actually functions under a piece of legislation called the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act. It's a federal loan guarantee program and, as I mentioned i

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to go through the remarks very quickly. We did distribute them to members. I think they will set a context and give some examples to start the conversation that we're going to have today. Thank you. As Greg just said, the programs we deliver w

Agriculture committee  Yes. I'm speaking to pesticides and horticulture and those that are used on the crop side.

Agriculture committee  Perhaps, Mr. Chair, I can start with the answer to that question. In partnership with Health Canada, we have done a significant amount of work already with our pest management centre and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, which actually does approve the pesticides for use.

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, before we talk about the Interlake situation specifically, I'd like to go back to something. There has also been significant take-up on the AgriInsurance side, on insurance payments to producers who have that insurance in the Prairies. We recognize that thi

Agriculture committee  Yes. I can speak to the industry-led projects that have been announced to date out of AgriFlex. There are two projects with the Canola Council of Canada that would address some of the innovation and competitiveness of that sector. They have a value of $9.4 million. Also, three pr