International Trade committee  We have the numbers on that, but I can't find them here at the moment.

International Trade committee  The competition for the TPP, not so much for the Canadian market, is not the U.S. and Australia, but certainly the U.S. and Australia could be our biggest competitors for access to those markets in the TPP. If we are not part of the negotiations getting into that trade agreement,

International Trade committee  I don't have a lot to add on behalf of the P.E.I. Cattle Producers, but on behalf of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association for sure. Our country is largely an exporter, and it's very important to us as new markets open, especially since the BSE, with the challenges that has create

Agriculture committee  We feel that should be examined fairly closely to make sure more producers will qualify. As we've also mentioned, the calculation of the reference margin uses particular income and expenses that could be expanded as well. I was speaking to our administrator of the program yester

Agriculture committee  Good morning, and thank you again for having us here. I just want to talk a bit about the business risk management program. AgriStability is the first one I'd like to touch on. A decline in the number of producers participating in AgriStability shows dissatisfaction with the p

Agriculture committee  Second, many find the application somewhat cumbersome. We are concerned, because we believe producers are leaving significant federal and provincial dollars on the table as a result of these challenges. Some solutions may be possible. Production margins, which are used to calcul