Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   of Canada and Canadian agriculture that industries under the protection of supply management remain viable but we still have no indication that the government will fight at the WTO to preserve our supply management system and to ensure it continues to provide a reasonable rate of return

Agriculture committee   of supply management as a business risk management program. We look forward to continuing that work, as well as the details on the top tier that the minister announced a while ago. The other two pillars that we have in the Canadian farm bill are a public goods and services pillar

Agriculture committee   from the volatility of the commodity market into high-quality value-added products. Supply management is a business risk management tool and it should never be overlooked. It should be fully included. The principle of developing an agricultural policy oriented toward feeding your

Committees of the House   international environment. It is no secret, and I and my party have said this before, that our competitors would like to see an end to the Canadian Wheat Board, just as they would like to see an end to supply management. Underlying this debate, however, is a question that we often do

International Trade committee   as we can for a successful outcome. Sir, may I also comment briefly on supply management. That is a domestic issue in Canada, and not one that as a guest in your country, I ought to be commenting on too much. But I do need to say that it does pose some philosophical and commercial

Agriculture   market access. The red meat industry will also benefit from this agreement. Pork and beef producers will enjoy greater opportunities in the Asian market. Now allow me to move to supply management. More than 20 years ago this country decided that a made in Canada approach, the supply

Canadian Wheat Board Act   the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food. I dream of the day when the Department of Agriculture will take concrete steps to make our farmers whose living depends on supply-managed products feel secure. Quebec farmers are a bit worried about

Supply  , my riding in southwestern Ontario is one of the richest farm areas in the country. The counties of Elgin and Middlesex have a vast array of agricultural producers, whether in wheat, corn, soybeans, livestock or supply management. The health of the agricultural industry and its

Supply   available marketplace, at home and abroad. That work has not been at the expense of one part of the country over another. Western and eastern farmers alike have said repeatedly that they do not want to be subsidized; they just want good markets and fair prices. The changes outlined