Agriculture committee  Look, I'm a firm believer in free trade. There are certain products we need. I drink a lot of coffee, so we need free trade. I'm just using that as a very simple example. There are certain products, such as oranges and so forth, that we need to import. But certainly, it's very h

Agriculture committee  Yes. I have just a brief comment. In Newfoundland and Labrador, outside of supply management, it's very difficult to get into or start a farm enterprise, because the vegetable industry, the hog industry, and the cattle industry are essentially open to the free market. Farmers i

Agriculture committee  Well, first off, you know, agriculture is tough, but being a politician is pretty tough these days as well--

Agriculture committee  --judging by the back-and-forth in this room. I'm a politics watcher, so it's great to see it from that perspective, I guess, if you like politics. I'm going to answer your last question first. My parents were born in 1950s after World War II, so I guess you can call them baby

Agriculture committee  Yes, government debt. There's a lot of debt out there.

Agriculture committee  So it's very difficult to get into agriculture today. I talked about that in my opening remarks. I went to university and I also went to college. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree and I also have a business diploma. I had to pay money to get that education, and I'm still paying it

Agriculture committee  Well, there were sort of two ideas in the outreach initiative. One was so that the next generation would simply have a greater understanding of and appreciation for agriculture. I think the public plays a tremendous role in terms of supporting the industry. We have a very compl

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Yes, I was in Nova Scotia. You guys didn't make it out to Newfoundland. Thank you, Mr. Chair, for inviting Mr. Legge and me. I do recognize a couple of faces around the table from the last time that I spoke. I think that was in 2007. I'm certainly glad to be here and