Agriculture Committee on March 24th, 2026

Evidence of meeting #28 for Agriculture and Agri-Food in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was programs.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Business Risk Management Programs in Canada’s Agriculture Sector

Reference Prices in the Beef and Pork Supply Chains

Members speaking

Before the committee

Jurgutis Director General, Policy, Planning and Integration Directorate, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Del Bianco Director General, Business Risk Management Directorate, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Noon

Conservative

Dave Epp Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON

You, sir, asked an excellent question in our last study, and we followed up as a committee with a letter to the officials asking whether they were in the process of tabling some of the information that we're looking for. This would be specifically on the savings on the closure of the agricultural research stations broken down by each site. We asked for that report and for all the investments done by each site over the last 10 years.

I'm wondering if the officials would be able to indicate to us whether that's coming to us shortly.

March 24th, 2026 / noon

Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Sébastien Lemire

I don't consider that a point of order, but I still think the question is very relevant. We would be very grateful to the witnesses if they could send their answers to the committee at the end of this meeting.

Noon

Director General, Policy, Planning and Integration Directorate, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Steven Jurgutis

I don't have any additional information. I know that it has been something that's been brought forward to the department, and the department is working on a response. However, in terms of the timing of that, I don't have any other specifics to share.

Noon

Bloc

The Vice-Chair Bloc Sébastien Lemire

Thank you.

Mr. Jurgutis and Mr. Del Bianco, thank you for your very informative input today.

I also want to thank the interpreters and the technical team.

We will now suspend for about five minutes before we go in camera. People online will receive a new link, and we'll be able to complete the study on reference prices for beef and pork.

[Proceedings continue in camera]