International Trade committee  Thank you very much. I'd like to reiterate what some of the other speakers have said here today. We're certainly not opposed to the TPP and CETA agreements. We commend the government for the opportunity. There is room for growth, especially on the export side, around blueberrie

International Trade committee  There's tremendous opportunity there. There has been a decline in agricultural operations in Nova Scotia. There's huge potential in the amount of fallow land that's there for things such as soybeans. Clean, green technology is huge, giving farmers the ability to produce clean r

International Trade committee  Product lines for export, you mean? The problem with export as far as dairy is concerned is that we're forced to export at the prices that we have set domestically, so that actually creates a disadvantage for us when we export product. There certainly are value-added lines tha

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. That's a great question. As we've said, on the turkey side and on the poultry side, the impact is literally wiping out the entire industry. As far as turkey is concerned, the amount of access that's been granted is equal to the entire production of Nova Sco

International Trade committee  In summary, programs to support farmers facing market access need to be in place. Any program in place should not cancel out any other programs. For example, if a farm produces both a supply-managed commodity and an export commodity, it should be compensated for losses in one whi

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's certainly great to see a good Cape Breton face sitting across from me today. Thank you very much to the entire committee for having us here. We appreciate your time and efforts. I'm going to get into a brief introduction, and then I'll turn