Agriculture committee  Currently, we believe that as an industry, we can do a better job of educating fellow constituents and the industry on how we do it. There is no difference in the standard for flying a $500,000 horse or a $10,000 horse. A horse never knows what you paid for it, despite what a lot

Agriculture committee  Absolutely not. We uphold our standards. We surpass our standards. We have had audits from the SPCA at my feedlot. We have had the report that is published on the freedom of information act, and the notes of the officers are that we need to bring more people to these facilities t

Agriculture committee  I've forgotten the gentleman's name. I voted Liberal, and I have supported the Liberal Party over the last several years. I just want that on the record.

Agriculture committee  Yes. This, again, brings up our point on the lack of consultation that we want to be transparent about. As a dairy farmer would argue when they're trying to buy their quota, and I hear this through my businesses: “Kevin, we can't shut the tap off.” The lack of understanding is

Agriculture committee  At this point, no, there has not been any interest in understanding the economics of the devaluation of this commodity, of these animals, of these people's livestock, of their ability to feed their families. We, as an industry, find that extremely concerning. We want to be up fro

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Currently the international standards we abide by are what define transporting horses. Whether they are competition horses or horses going for end use to be fattened in Japan, we pride ourselves on exceeding these standards. You can argue that stress

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. The PMU industry is a vital industry in western Canada. It used to be a vital industry in eastern Canada. In fact, my family had over 400 pregnant mares tied up in the barn. During a mare's gestation, when she is pregnant, she excretes lot of estrog

Agriculture committee  Yes, we were. We had one Zoom meeting that lasted 45 minutes. Prior to the conclusion of that meeting, many members of the AAFC logged off the Zoom call. I extended an invite to come to our facility in eastern Canada to witness how these horses are raised, how they are transp

Agriculture committee  No, it has not.

Agriculture committee  We have offered to take them to the breeders of these horses out in western Canada, to visit the pastures where these foals are grown and raised on the mares. We have offered to take them to the airplane to watch the loading of these horses. We have offered to take them to mult

Agriculture committee  Our experience has been that from the get-go, in the set-out of this bill, the opposition never addressed the indigenous component, because they didn't believe that it existed. Bill and I represent many exporters at this table. We deal with Mohawk, Ojibwa and the Métis Nation o

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the invitation to speak to this committee today. I'm here on behalf of the Canadian Equine Exporters Association. First and foremost, we want to bring to your attention our industry's belief that we have not had enough meaningful consultation with indus