Finance committee  I was thinking, Mr. Falk, that's a good question in itself and that builds on some of the problems as to why this bill is so relevant. There are so many factors at play when it comes to succession planning and continuation of the family farm. I think it's fair to say it's an undu

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I think it's obviously a very good concern, and our chair, Andre, outlined it. I should say that, according to the last census, that number is still relatively low, but I think it's kind of the point of this legislation to get ahead of that potential

Finance committee  Maybe I'll start and then hand it over to our chair, Andre. No, this isn't a be-all and end-all. This impacts about a quarter of farms, and a growing number of them are incorporated, so it doesn't impact every aspect. There are a number of underlying issues as to why both the ec

Finance committee  Andre, if I may, I would just point to the 2016 census, which kind of delineated these situations and broke them down to show that just under 52% were sole proprietorships; just under 30% were partnerships; 22.5% were family, and 2.5% were non-family. We would be looking at that

Natural Resources committee  It's a pleasure to be here. Good afternoon Mr. Chair and honourable members. My name is Branden Leslie and I'm the manager of policy and government relations with the Grain Growers of Canada. Canada's grain sector is both a major user and producer of energy such as biofuels. Th

Natural Resources committee  Sure. Thank you, Mr. Maguire. There are a few things to touch on. I would certainly recommend it. The connection between food security and a just transition might not seem to be obviously connected, but I think it's very evident that they are. The average price of diesel on a fa

Natural Resources committee  With less fertilizer application we will grow less food. Less food means increased prices.

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and honourable members. Thank you for the invitation to appear today on Bill C-234. My name is Branden Leslie, and I am the manager of policy and government relations for the Grain Growers of Canada. The Grain Growers of Canada represents 65,000 grain,

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Drouin. It's tough to predict where innovation might go. I'd love to say that in eight years we're going to have over half of Canadian dryers converted to some other fuel source. That would probably be a bit of a stretch. Maybe it would have taken

Agriculture committee  As an organization, we don't have the finances to pick and choose project proponents like that. However, as you say, farmers are innovators by nature and are regularly tinkering on their own, because this is their money that they're spending on these costs. If they see an advanta

Agriculture committee  On the second part there, I do, sure. We represent the grain growers. We do have, obviously, mixed farm operations involved as well, but I don't want to speak too much for the livestock sector. When you look at the consumer world, my home is heated by natural gas. To see a tran

Agriculture committee  As it relates to the 13%, this is a challenge because there's no uniform application of how much of a rebate you will get. It is based on your expenses and not the amount of fuel you use.

Agriculture committee  Again, it's problematic. Corn is a good example. There's a necessity to dry corn. It is coming off at too high of a moisture level, and you have to dry it to store it. You might bring off a cereal crop at the correct moisture of 13%, 14% or 15%. You can take it off via air dryin

Agriculture committee  I couldn't speak to the advancements and innovations in building heating and cooling.

Agriculture committee  Sure. I will say, in defence of the government, that there has been a program for grain dryers specifically. The challenge with it is that grain dryers are an expensive piece of equipment. To upgrade or to buy a new one, we're talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars. Even