Agriculture committee  These are all good programs that should be implemented for the future. Earlier we talked about areas where there's more rock and where land is harder to cultivate. These are not farms in the High North. I think it would be an additional advantage for these regions, which are not

Agriculture committee  The Americans, who are also my neighbours, have understood what food sovereignty is. They offer assistance for transportation, which is free on the river. Their army does drainage for producers. We should have their patriotism. I don't mean to praise them, but the Americans subsi

Agriculture committee  As Mr. Desjardins said, in Quebec, we've developed... There are a number of ad pensum payments in my area. I live near the border, in the high country, as I mentioned in my address. We live from maple syrup production. A number of producers there live off forests. We also produce

Agriculture committee  In Quebec, producers often have two or three types of production, milk or other types. The CAIS program covers all total farm income, and the milk portion cancels out the income derived from sheep breeding, grain crops and so on. That's a problem in Quebec. Two or three types of

Agriculture committee  I don't know whether that figure appears in my file. Mr. Desjardins may have more information on that subject.

Agriculture committee  Good morning everyone. We thank you for having us. I'm going to tell you about my concerns and give you my recommendations. Here are some facts concerning the greater snow goose scaring program. Over the past 40 years, the population of greater snow geese has grown exponentiall