Transport committee  If I could maybe just finish on that, we don't actually have the numbers. You can guesstimate what the demurrage is in a total year and you can divide it back. The other cost that we don't know is when we will see the premium prices. As farmers, we see a premium price out there,

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  I actually have a handout. There's not a lot of text in it, but I'm going to be referring to it as we go through. First off, I would like to thank Minister Ritz and Minister Lebel for their work in putting this legislation forward. I'd also like to recognize Minister Strahl and

Finance committee  Two things are top of mind. We need some sort of reciprocal penalties. Right now if you don't load your railcar in time or if you overload one end of it too much, big penalties are applied to all the shippers. If the cars don't show up even within a week of when they're supposed

Finance committee  Everything we have today is primarily predicated on having the Wheat Board involved. We have to look at how we are using our cluster money or DIAP money. We could review all that. We've had several years of experience. The Ontario guys have great ideas as well, but the private

Finance committee  Once.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  We need a couple of things. Number one, there's a lot of cost in running the Canadian Grain Commission. If we're paying even $2 a tonne more than we need to on a 50,000-tonne vessel, that's $100,000 on every boatload of grain that leaves Canada, and we export millions of tonnes.

Finance committee  Actually, I've been a seed grower for over 20 years, and my father and my grandfather were seed growers as well. We were initially concerned about that. I think we've communicated very clearly, though, to the government and the people responsible that if you're not going to do it

Finance committee  That's correct. I think it comes into effect next year.

Finance committee  I believe that over 90% of all farms in Canada are still controlled by families, like my family and my father's family. I think only 5% or 10% would be considered corporate-controlled. When people say corporate farms, sometimes they.... My farm is not large, but it's still a corp

Finance committee  I don't think so. Farms are getting larger in western Canada. Part of that is just the technology and the machinery we have available. One farmer on a tractor today can farm far more acreage than they used to. I think part of it is just a natural evolution. When I look around m

Finance committee  The best way to get young people to want to farm is to make a lot of money. Right now, I'll be frank, we are seeing a lot of young people wanting to come back and take over the family farm because it's profitable. Something you might want to consider is the capital gains exempt

Finance committee  Thank you very much. My name is Richard Phillips, and I have a small farm in Saskatchewan. Grain Growers represents over 50,000 grain farmers across Canada. Before I start, I showed up in my shirt today, and I'm reminded of Roy Atkinson. He was very active in the NDP in Saskatc

Agriculture committee  I think you have to ask yourself this. What is the goal of this capital gains exemption? Is it to provide tax-free savings for farmers to retire, or is it to actually assist, in theory, selling your land cheaper to your children, for the next generation of farmers coming in? If i