Richard Lehoux at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On May 30th, 2024. See this statement in context.

May 30th, 2024 / 12:15 p.m.

Conservative

Richard Lehoux Conservative Beauce, QC

Thank you, Deputy Minister.

I understand that you'll be leaving shortly, but I'd like you to pass on a suggestion to your successor to remedy this: Would it be possible to broaden the definition of primary agriculture to include processing?

You have a good grasp of the link between processing and production: If we reduce the capacity of our plants to process products, we will effectively reduce production. Can you suggest this change in definition to your successor?

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