Giovanna Mingarelli at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

May 26th, 2026 / 11:25 a.m.

Liberal

Giovanna Mingarelli Liberal Prescott—Russell—Cumberland, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to all of the witnesses for being here today.

Mr. Lefort, my questions will be for you.

Many farmers in my riding of Prescott—Russell—Cumberland are members of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. I would first like to address the issue of business risk management programs.

You're asking that the payment trigger for AgriStability be restored to 85%. In practice, why is the current threshold insufficient?

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