Francis Drouin at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On February 27th, 2020. See this statement in context.

February 27th, 2020 / 4:15 p.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you very much.

We are talking about increasing exports to $75 billion by 2024 or 2025—I can't remember the exact date.

On page 3 of your presentation, you have the percentage of GDP that each sector represents. Food services account for 1.6% of GDP, food retailers and wholesalers for 1.6%, food and beverage processing for 1.8%, and primary agriculture for 1.7%. I know that the major challenge facing people in these sectors is labour shortages.

Can you explain what is happening? Is there a coordination table working with the provinces to find a way to finally address this issue?

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