International Trade committee  In terms of the China-U.S. question, when product is moving off of North America, I think that benefits all of us. That's because our markets are so integrated. That generally makes us more competitive in the international market. On that side of the question, we're looking forwa

International Trade committee  First, in the North American market, our push for ratification is really tied to a stable North American market. Certainly, the number of free trade agreements that have been developed over the last number of years has really led to the strong demand we're seeing today in the int

International Trade committee  It's going to help farmers and ranchers right from coast to coast.

International Trade committee  Yes, there are ranches in B.C. as well.

International Trade committee  The access we have gained over the last number of years has seen an impressive demand signal sent to the Canadian beef industry. Last year, we saw an increase of just about 20% of our exports. We are looking to continue to grow, hopefully, for the contribution that we can make to

International Trade committee  It's not just reciprocal duty-free trade that is important, but also the progress on regulatory alignment, co-operation, and avoidance of factors disruptive to trade. We were quite relieved that the negotiators thwarted efforts to bring back mandatory country-of-origin labelling,

Agriculture committee  There has been a very large undertaking to join the conservation and agriculture communities, because there's a growing awareness. As Andrea mentioned, when there are more cows, there are more grasslands, more habitat for species at risk, and more carbon stored in the grasslands.

Agriculture committee  I'm not aware of the Ducks Unlimited study, but the Canadian roundtable has done work. There's also work at the University of Alberta. BCRC also has some work. I'd be happy to connect with contacts at Ducks Unlimited and get back to you.

Agriculture committee  For a highly traded product such as beef, the last thing we want to see is that we're pushing production to another jurisdiction that doesn't have the same level of performance as the Canadian beef industry does. Just as an example, for the Canadian beef industry, our greenhouse

Fisheries committee  Yes, I think there have been various experiences across Canada due to differences in implementation or relationships, perhaps. That's why we say it's very important to have the appropriate regulations, the reporting, the cost of implementation, the penalties, and the people who a

Fisheries committee  Yes, we absolutely see that stewardship is an excellent way to interact with agriculture producers across Canada. Of course, we have various landscapes, so focusing on the outcomes that we would like to achieve rather than on the specific practice that we would like to see is rea

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the opportunity to present. My name is Fawn Jackson. I am the manager of environment and sustainability, and I work on behalf of Canada's 68,500 beef operators. I would first like to say that clean drinking water is imperative to livestock health and performance,