Environment committee  Yes, definitely. We are in favour of the expansion of Lake Diefenbaker. Not many years ago, there was an announcement by the federal government and the Province of Saskatchewan that they would expand irrigation. That was to further food production in our province, keeping in mind

Environment committee  The best way, of course, is to have it approved by the province. In our case, it would be the Water Security Agency that approves the project. If there is federal funding that goes with it, then the federal government does have a role. If there isn't, it's entirely up to the prov

Environment committee  I think it would be probably the first time ever. Definitely, I think the people who know the best about what happens on their own land would be, obviously, first nations people, who are our neighbours in lots of cases in this province. However, the farmers and ranchers who live

Environment committee  Yes, definitely. That's why I mentioned constitutional rights, because we know that the provinces have rights over some of their resources, and we believe that water is really a resource. We understand that the federal government does have some jurisdiction over federal water, th

Environment committee  Even though I might not be very popular right now in Saskatchewan, if I did have the mandate to do something, it would be to look at the Lake Diefenbaker expansion project. I think there is a role there for the federal government. I remember meeting with minister Ralph Goodale

Environment committee  Thanks for the question, Mr. Mazier. We weren't consulted directly, but we inquired some time ago when we heard there was going to possibly be a water agency office in Regina, Saskatchewan. We did meet with someone from the federal government who was part of the bureaucracy. The

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Ray Orb, and I'm president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, known as SARM. I was born and raised and live in the small farming community of Cupar, northeast of Regina, Saskatchewan, with a population of approximately 6

Agriculture committee  I think that would help. We know that during COVID temporary farm workers had issues in being able to be let in. The federal government did make some changes, but these people I'm referring to would have permanent residency in Canada. I think all those changes are worth looking a

Agriculture committee  Yes, and thank you for the question, Mr. Perron. We have been working with Mr. Harrison, our immigration minister here in Saskatchewan. We know that there have been some issues with bringing in farm workers and with bringing in Ukrainian immigrants, who are the ones who may have

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. The costs for our producers have gone up dramatically as well. Of course, the grain prices have, and if farmers are able to capitalize on that, if farmers do have good crops, it takes away the sting, perhaps, of the increase in prices. Being able to get a crop seem

Agriculture committee  I think since 2013, except for what happened last year in British Columbia, our grain shipments have been moving in a more effective manner, but of course the flooding last year in B.C. stopped a lot of the grain from going on a timely basis. The federal government does pay att

Agriculture committee  I think the 4R principle is better known now than it was previously. Our provincial government has endorsed it, so our Minister of Agriculture here in Saskatchewan talks to many producers about that. Many producers are already doing that—

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll try again, hoping that you can understand me. On the question about 4R, I think it's something that's better understood in our province. Many of our farmers are already doing just that, because of the high cost of fertilizer. Many were not able to buy

Agriculture committee  In Saskatchewan, we don't have policies in place that actually protect [Technical difficulty—Editor]. We know that our Alberta neighbours do. They have a program that, I think, has more concerns about some of the larger cities especially, but we don't. I'm sorry that I can't help

Agriculture committee  Yes, absolutely, it was to ask the federal government not only to reconsider the tariff itself, but also to help with supply chain issues. A lot of our fertilizer—especially nitrogen—is manufactured in this country, but a lot of it does come in from offshore, so we need perhaps m