Agriculture committee  I guess it's a fair question. Saskatchewan has asked for this money because they realize it's an emergency right now. It's in a crisis status. We have to get the money out to producers. I think what they're trying to do is keep the breeding herd stable--the bred heifers and the b

Agriculture committee  Thanks for the question, Mr. Bellavance. As I mentioned previously, we believe that right now the livestock sector is really falling between the cracks. There is no safety net program that addresses this economic downturn in the livestock industry, because as I mentioned, the ma

Agriculture committee  Yes, thanks, Brian. In our submission, we said we think it's important that all Canadian producers age verify their beef because it does open up some international markets. I know there was a question from Mr. Atamanenko about the European Union. I think it pertains more to the

Agriculture committee  I commented on AgriStability and AgriFlex. I did not comment on AgriInvest, which is the top 15% of the AgriStability program of the margins themselves. We believe that the problem with AgriStability is the declining margins. If you're a hog or cattle producer your margins are s

Agriculture committee  Good morning. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to thank you for adding us to the agenda at such a late date. I am a director with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities. I'm also a grain producer and I run a cow-calf operation in the Regina area. SARM represents all of th

Agriculture committee  I thought we used to get a rebate, did we not?

Agriculture committee  I'm wrong, then.

Agriculture committee  Just to refresh my memory, didn't farmers used to get a rebate for the federal tax? I realize we get—

Agriculture committee  No, as far as I know there are not.

Agriculture committee  Yes, to some extent. The farmers who farm closer to the border are bringing it up.

Agriculture committee  We haven't really looked into that, other than in Saskatchewan where we have lobbied our former provincial government long and hard to look at those hidden taxes, and to be honest, they stonewalled us and said, no, there weren't really any hidden taxes.

Agriculture committee  We don't think it should be an impediment in that case.

Agriculture committee  You're talking about fertilizer companies in particular?

Agriculture committee  I'm really not qualified. I would defer that question, if you don't mind.

Agriculture committee  There's one thing I might add. I know--