Finance committee  The good news is that my son just built a new house on our farm, so he's staying. The point is, you have to have a job that makes them want to stay. I don't think any kid wants to leave New Brunswick. A few do want to leave, but a lot of them are forced to leave just to get a bet

Finance committee  I'd echo your comments. I'm shocked and disappointed that they gave you that kind of reception when you asked them if we needed more money, or there were people looking for money. I think the issue is that ACOA has not sold itself well in the Maritimes as a lending agency for

Finance committee  Yes, thank you. I think it's well known that we are coming to a crux of intergenerational transfer. It's not only dairy farming. Every small business is a way of life. You put in the hours. You never get paid for them, but you do it because you love that job. God bless you, if y

Finance committee  The first issue deals with dairy processing. The other issue is the Canada Border Services Agency, as you're talking about the border. It comes in as an ingredient and that's fine, since it's tariff-free. That's not an issue. However, when it gets added to the cheese vat, it bec

Finance committee  It's a problem we have nationally. We see it more in Quebec and Ontario because that's where most of the market is, but the issue becomes that we do not have the processing technology in this country to make diafiltered milk. Cheese processors use it because it helps their bottom

Finance committee  Just to add to that, we are working on an ingredient strategy with the Canadian processors. We've come up with a deal to make our protein price more competitive, so hopefully they'll get that infrastructure built and use our protein.

Finance committee  We don't expect the government to throw money at business in the Maritimes. We expect it to be a shared opportunity. If a producer—a forester, fisherman, or whatever—comes with a sound business plan, and it looks like it's worth investing in, what we're asking is that the money i

Finance committee  Thank you to the committee for inviting us to speak today. You have a copy of my presentation, and I'm going to go through it quite quickly, because I'm sure you've been talked to by Dairy Farmers of Canada before. I represent the Dairy Farmers of New Brunswick. I'm the chairman.

International Trade committee  That's very true. Being a secure industry has certainly helped us move ourselves forward. We do have some of the best genetics in the world. Even China, one market that you didn't mention, is looking at our genetics. China is actually looking at infant formula from here.

International Trade committee  That's a huge marketplace, and we're just making little inroads into it, but we're working on it.

International Trade committee  Maybe they need robots.

International Trade committee  It would be expensive.

International Trade committee  Yes, it's a shame to lose that waste. You should try tongue. It's really good.

International Trade committee  If I look at the big picture, I can't tell you today, but I'm trepidatious for sure because I'm losing market. If it's a good trade deal and if 10 years down the road we're showing economic growth, and if we are fortunate enough to gain access to those markets and can sell milk t

International Trade committee  Half the Atlantic's.