Evidence of meeting #10 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was need.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jim Everson  President, Canola Council of Canada
Sylvie Cloutier  Chief Executive Officer, Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec
Chris Vervaet  Executive Director, Canadian Oilseed Processors Association
Dimitri Fraeys  Vice-President, Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec

5:30 p.m.

Vice-President, Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec

Dimitri Fraeys

Yes. I would add to that the importance of fostering stability in the supply chain. That became clear during the pandemic. Bear in mind that Canada went through the CN rail strike and the rail blockades, followed by the strike at the Port of Montreal. Ensuring the stability throughout the supply chain is crucial, from farmers right through to consumers. That is something we haven't really talked about today. Digitizing the supply chain is also necessary, the idea being to speed up processes and automate transactions that occur at various stages of the chain.

The bottom line is the need to invest in the supply chain in the years ahead.

5:30 p.m.

NDP

Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC

Okay, thank you.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Pat Finnigan

Thank you, Mr. MacGregor.

This concludes our session with this panel and our meeting. I want to thank Mr. Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council of Canada, and Mr. Chris Vervaet, executive director of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association.

I would also like to thank Sylvie Cloutier and Dimitri Fraeys, of the Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec.

Your input today is appreciated.

To everyone, that concludes our meeting. I wish you a good end of the week and weekend.

The meeting is adjourned.