Agriculture committee  Exactly. That's why I thought we need to make it sexy to them, because we know that already. We're talking to converted people. What can we do? There are a lot of things that need to be done, and I don't believe that we have enough time in this committee. As I said, we offer our

Agriculture committee  Yes, it's a living...a continuum.

Agriculture committee  Let me just say that the passion, energy, and dynamism of our agriculture industry are very well known by the people who know agriculture, but we need to talk to urban people now. They're the ones who need to understand our job and the hard work and devotion of farmers.

Agriculture committee  The initiative is deployed in phases, based on modules. That's how we started. We have begun implementing the animal care module, so all of that work is just getting under way. It's important to point out that the proAction program consolidates on-farm best practices. The milk

Agriculture committee  I have to answer in a bit of a roundabout way. As I said earlier, income stability and the capacity to invest in research would pave the way for farm development and investment. As Mr. Davies can tell you, our farmers are business people who want to operate as efficiently as poss

Agriculture committee  That's an excellent question. A bit earlier, I talked about ongoing investments as opposed to one investment every five years. The new plan should demonstrate a genuine commitment to agriculture given the important role it plays in our economy. It should also recognize the value

Agriculture committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Drouin. ProAction addresses exactly what your colleague said about consumers' interest in best farming practices and in the source of their food. One of its objectives is to show Canadians and our clients, processors, that we are doing everything

Agriculture committee  I will make the bridge with the discussion we had earlier. Supply management is providing the predictability and the fair revenue to producers so they don't focus on their survival. They focus on innovation, and they focus on developing and producing the best quality product poss

Agriculture committee  Innovation is key, and I've told you a few times when I've come to this committee that the producers has been investing a lot in the last few years to innovate, to improve the economy, and to improve farm practices. When I've mentioned proAction, it's exactly that. It's a program

Agriculture committee  That's why we need all of those tools for co-operation. That's why the leadership is important at the federal level. I know the provinces have been contributing, because everybody has a role to play, but we need to make sure we all work in the same direction. That's where priorit

Agriculture committee  Yes and that's why I'm glad I have Émie with me, because we had the discussion last night when we were preparing. Research is a different environment. When we talk about flexibility, the world of research is a special world, and sometimes when you have criteria and a framework th

Agriculture committee  Thank you for your question. My answer is no. The journalists do indeed have more information that we do right now.

Agriculture committee  We have made representations to the government. It has all the information we could have provided on the impact and the way it could approach certain situations. I would have to know what the announcement says before forming any judgment. I am not able to form a judgment right no

Agriculture committee  I have to admit that I share your curiosity. I am also eager to understand the difference between these two terms. As mentioned, there is a process in place. Journalists had an information session with Global Affairs Canada, but we did not attend. So I cannot say more than I know

Agriculture committee  I can only hope. All we can tell you is that we made representations to the government to discuss the losses resulting from the implementation of CETA. We did our job.