Agriculture committee  Yes, there are so many. Small producers have to buy shelf space by the foot. In a Metro grocery store, in Sherbrooke, three or four feet can cost as much as $8,000. Those producers cannot afford that. They are faced with another difficulty as well. In Coaticook, an IGA grocery s

Agriculture committee  Agriculture will disappear. We will always have to rely on others to feed us. I think we will lose all around. The best way to control a population is to control its food. If our food comes from abroad, it will be difficult to control our population. Diversity will come from sma

Agriculture committee  That is a broad topic. In terms of democracy and our food, GMO labelling—or the presence of GMOs—becomes a concern. That concern is not due to the fact that GMOs are present, but rather to the fact that they are concealed. Relevant studies are secret; we have no access to them.

Agriculture committee  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency should be allowed to regulate that area. If that organization's role is a regulatory one, it should do its job fully. A complaint was recently brought forward about Bt corn, regarding the fact that it crosses the animal's intestinal barrier an

Agriculture committee  According to the published studies, the drop is mainly due to systemic herbicides—the kind that penetrate the plant. When it comes to genetically-engineered crops, herbicides are already in the plant. However, no connection has yet been established with the bee, except in the cas

Agriculture committee  In 1996, the president of Calgene said that, if GMO information was put on product labels, it would be tantamount to placing a skull and crossbones on them. Therefore, adopting that practice was out of the question.

Agriculture committee  At that time, we had no link of communication with the French government.

Agriculture committee  Some of them immigrated to Quebec. Those who did not die immigrated.

Agriculture committee  That is what sells, whether we are talking about small- or large-scale agriculture. I think we'll have two systems that will become distinct in time. Those systems should not be contaminated. That is all I'll say on the topic.

Agriculture committee  That is why public markets and solidarity markets are important. Our markets provide great variety. People can buy a type of carrot called the “crotte”. They can buy a blue potato whose name escapes me. Do you understand? We have a great variety of products available. Our local p

Agriculture committee  Local producers should not be penalized.

Agriculture committee  There is no problem with that. Both can definitely survive and thrive together. However, genetically-modified crops can contaminate the productions of local producers who don't use that method. The popularity of local markets or local products—

Agriculture committee  That depends on the regulations in place. If that forces us to lower our standards... We are already below certain regulatory standards. If markets are open—

Agriculture committee  It is all a matter of dependence. In rural areas where farming is more developed and people are in direct contact with a producer who provides beef or various other products, they will be able to survive a while longer. However, in cities—and I am thinking of the situation in She

Agriculture committee  The Marché de solidarité régionale— It's market online.