Francis Drouin at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On December 11th, 2023. See this statement in context.

December 11th, 2023 / 5 p.m.

Liberal

Francis Drouin Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Lemaire, I want to build on what you're saying.

Would you have some numbers to provide to committee in terms of greenhouse investments in Canada versus the U.S., for instance, which would be a comparable market?

A lot of the issues you brought up, like access to labour in the U.S., are the same issues. Talking to our counterparts down there, they also have worker programs and they face the same labour crunch. There are the same issues in Europe, where they face the same labour crunch.

I'm curious to understand—

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