Finance committee  I don't think the Government of Quebec has decreased its participation in other areas of activity, given that it has increased its support for the AgriStability program. Earlier, you were making the connection with programs that were historically administered by the Conseil pour

Finance committee  Earlier, I told you that we would send you a note from our tax expert about it. One of the observations has to do with the corporate structure in the event of transfers. Given that the taxes paid by the companies are lower than those paid by individuals, more and more people hav

Finance committee  I have talked about this before. Yes, we support the agreement as long as there's consideration for the products in the supply management system.

Finance committee  I'm not a tax expert, but we can send you a note from our tax expert on the issue.

Finance committee  If the “Agri” programs were adjusted properly, they could be an interesting option. We agree that the AgriStability program, whose coverage has been reduced to 70%, is not adequate. If the coverage stayed at 85%, we think it would still be a good program. In some cases, some yea

Finance committee  It is certain that, if we are not able to address the situation, there may well be some dismantling, given the increase in land values. The businesses have increased in value, which is why it's important to grant exemptions; otherwise, those assets become taxable. That's why we s

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. We are pleased to talk to you today about Canada's largest sector of economic activity, agriculture and agri-food. The two areas go together well. In fact, agricultural producers look after production and others add value by looki

Agriculture committee  I want to thank the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food for having us and for giving us the opportunity to comment on the Growing Forward program. I want to begin by saying that the AgriInvest program fulfils a request made by Quebec farm producers. It provides relat

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The debate has a lot to do with unionizing the workers. We at AGRIcarrières and the Union des producteurs agricoles are an intermediary between the workers and the employers. We try to improve relations as much as possible, to provide producers with personnel when they need them,

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Particularly when the Quebec businesses are smaller than average. There are other factors too. We talked about training producers in human resources management. We have done that, but there is room for improvement. Social integration in small communities is another factor. Quite

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This is the first time I've heard about that. The UPA does not take a position on unionizing. We think it is the general rule of the unionizing process that applies to workers and employees. The AGRIcarrières executive goes so far as to say that unionizing has good and bad sides

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wold contact the people at my farm employment centre in the region and I would ask them to help me find 25 employees. As producers, we need seasonal labour, primarily during specific peak periods. First, there is the planting period, then harvesting, when there is a very substa

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. Under our farm employment centres policy, the same criteria and the same conditions of employment apply.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Twenty times?