Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her support for the agricultural industry. This spring was especially difficult for our farmers. In order to help them deal with the avian flu, in particular, we recently extended the AgriStability enrolment deadline from April 30 to June 30

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my colleague that we certainly do recognize that our farmers are firmly committed to taking care of our environment. Their land is their most precious possession. We committed to reviewing the overall framework within which the Pest Management Regul

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my colleague that we are taking the situation very seriously. We are looking at various options. We want to make sure our farmers have the inputs they need for a good season so Canada can contribute to food security at home and around the world.

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I can assure my colleague that we are working closely with the industry. We want to make sure that farmers can access all the inputs they need to have a good season because we know we have a responsibility to contribute to food security not only in Canada, but around

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, once again, I would like to assure my colleague that we are working very closely with all sectors of the agriculture industry and that we are here to support them. We just enhanced the advance payment program to ensure that farmers have the cash they need to have a g

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, again, I want to assure my colleague that we are working very closely with the industry and the various agricultural sectors to ensure that they have the resources they need to have a good season here in Canada, but also to contribute to global food security. We hav

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Pontiac for her commitment to farmers. As she said so well, planting season is an important time for farmers, and they are facing a lot of financial pressures right now. That is why we have made improvements to the advance payments program.

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure my colleague. We are working very closely with the agricultural sector and its representatives on this issue. Thus far, the ships have been able to arrive in Montreal. The fertilizer is going to the farmers. We are also working to see what can be d

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I can tell members that our government is there to support farmers. We have been there working collaboratively with my colleagues, the provincial ministers in the Prairies, to make sure that ranchers are able to get feed for their cattle. We have provided hundreds of

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, we know that our government is ensuring that farmers in Canada are getting the support they need. We are well aware that at this time, springtime, they need inputs and fertilizer. That is why we are doing everything we can to ensure that fertilizer arrives in Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Châteauguay—Lacolle for her commitment to agricultural producers. They really are essential partners in our fight against climate change. That is why our emissions reduction plan earmarks $1 billion to provide financial incent

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is well aware that we have already committed to providing $2 billion to dairy producers as compensation for the agreements with Europe and the trans-Pacific region. They already know how much they will be getting next year, in 2023. As for our commitmen

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, no later than this morning, the Minister of Environment announced a significant increase to our program to support agricultural clean technology. We have tripled the budget as promised. This would support our farmers very significantly in affording energy-efficient t

Consumer Protection  Mr. Speaker, I can assure my colleagues that this is a very important element for us. We made it a priority at my last meeting with the provincial and territorial agriculture ministers. Minister Lamontagne in Quebec and I are co-chairing a committee and are expecting a report in

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, once again I can tell the member that farmers understand the importance of fighting against climate change. They care for their land. Obviously, it is the most important thing for them. They are the first ones to be impacted by climate change and they know we are sup