International Trade committee  Interestingly enough, I fully concur with my two colleagues here that the growth is going to come from within, from the acres we have. But to speak to that point, I was reading an article yesterday that was talking about opening up more land in the Peace River country, which I

International Trade committee  There is a tremendous potential, in the last few years and again internationally, with the pulse and the recognition of pulse fractioning, to be able to export the proteins and some of the isolates, and so on. I think the opportunity to see that growth, and we're starting to see

International Trade committee  When you talk about the growth we've had in the soybean industry in Manitoba, as an example, for a couple of the TPP countries you look at, for instance Malaysia and Vietnam, we don't have great trade, but we were the first to start exporting food-type soybeans to Malaysia and Vi

International Trade committee  I think this year is a perfect year for that. We're gaining a tremendous amount of traction this year, as it's the International Year of Pulses. We just need to get it out in front of consumers to understand the health benefits, the environmental benefits, and so on. It's intere

International Trade committee  Just to build on that a little, I think the investment that is going on in agriculture has always been phenomenal and amazing over the years. The worst thing that can happen is, if we lose our ability to trade, we're going to stall out, and we'll stall out badly. Then I think the

International Trade committee  Mr. Chairman and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to present today. My name is François Labelle. I am the executive director for the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. I have been farming here in the Red River Valley for 30 years. Our association represents 3