Finance committee  I can really confirm that the 2,877 chicken farmers in Canada haven't received anything at all.

Finance committee  We've been waiting for over a year, as I said. Some farms may be driven out of business as a result of a lack of support and the breach in supply management. There's also the potential free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries, which is looming over us. I believe that Mr.

Finance committee  The effects have been extremely swift. Forty per cent of our market disappeared overnight—no pun intended. Consumers went to the grocery store to purchase other products. We could conduct a survey on the screen. Many of us have eaten very few chicken wings, or none at all, for ex

Finance committee  The negotiations have been under way for over a year. We participated in a task force. We participated in good faith, the four “feathers,” the four agricultural commodities. For the dairy sector, things were done by way of a fast track. The payment was made directly to the farms.

Finance committee  I would say that they're stuck in neutral.

Finance committee  First, we're talking about 129 million kilograms, not 129 million heads. We mustn't confuse heads with kilograms. Second, 62.9 million kilograms have been set aside out of a total of 129 million kilograms. This is roughly 50%, and it amounts to 10.8% of the Canadian volume. For

Finance committee  The total access is 10.8%.

Finance committee  Good question. As I said earlier, because of the free trade agreement, there will be more American chicken on the shelves, since 62.9 million kilograms have been set aside for this financial partner in the form of tariff rate quotas. Again, a total of 129.6 million kilograms of

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I also want to thank Mr. Laliberté for starting to answer the question. Since the time frames and all the other matters involve figures, I'll give the floor to Mr. Laliberté to start, and I'll finish. We'll then address the other part of the question.

Finance committee  Physical distancing, delays in the processing chain and the larger number of employees will impact the price consumers pay for chicken. Those additional costs, however, won't be due to production costs on the farm, which are subject to supply management. The carbon tax will also

Finance committee  That's an excellent question. Given the rapid drop—of about 40%—in demand for food services, a large number of products are likely ready for the resumption of these services. I'm sure there will be no shortage of chicken anywhere in the country. In addition, because of supply m

Finance committee  In ratifying the CPTPP, Canada granted market access of 26.7 million kilograms of chicken. Under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA, we gave 62.9 million kilograms of chicken in market access to the Americans alone. That means that, under NAFTA 2.0, Canada gave u

Finance committee  The carbon tax definitely hurts chicken farming. The Chicken Farmers of Canada does not understand why greenhouse operators, and flower, fruit and vegetable growers are receiving all kinds of relief when we aren't. We raise Canadians' favourite source of protein. It's a wholeso

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon everyone. My name is Benoît Fontaine. I am a chicken farmer in Stanbridge Station, Quebec, and I am the chair of the Chicken Farmers of Canada. Our executive director, Michael Laliberté, is with me today. Our sector contributes $8 billion t

Agriculture committee  That could not be included in the cost of production because we are talking about the COVID-19 pandemic. This is something we have never seen before, we wouldn't have been able to predict it, and we never want to see it again. AgriRecovery covers the costs related to depopulation