Agriculture and Agri-Food  Madam Speaker, once again, I want to reassure my colleague. We understand the importance of the situation. We are working in the short term to ensure that we have enough bees for the season. We are also investing in research and innovation. Together with the industry, we will fi

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Madam Speaker, I completely understand my colleague's concern. I can assure the House that we are working closely with the industry. It is true that this year is a particularly difficult one because of diseases and climate change. That is why we are working with the Canadian Fo

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, we know how important Canadian grain is. Canadian grain is of high quality and is also important to world food security. When two Canadian companies had their exports suspended in China, we took all the necessary action and worked closely with the industry. I am pl

Health  Mr. Speaker, this is certainly a very sensitive issue. I can assure my colleague that the Minister of Health, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada and I are taking the situation very seriously. We are doing what needs to be done. I can also assure my colleagues that

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, that is strange because I visited a farm in Montérégie about a month ago with the Minister of Environment. It was quite impressive to see the new energy-efficient grain dryers. Our visit to this highly automated dairy farm was extremely interesting for me and the Mi

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question, since January 26, 2022, the committee has met once, on February 2, 2022, via video conference. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Oppo

Agriculture and Agri‑Food  Mr. Speaker, once again, I want to assure the House that we are working closely with various representatives from across agricultural sectors to see how we can help them deal with these input costs, which are particularly high this year. In fact, that is why we have improved the

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