Finance committee  I'm an agro-economist, and I am convinced of the value of supply management. I have worked at the Union des producteurs agricoles for several years, and I consider it a great system. Some economists claim that consumers pay more, but we have seen that, in countries where such sys

Finance committee  In terms of taxes, I will let my tax colleague answer. I asked him to come with us for that very purpose; I'm glad he's here. Just beforehand, however, I will respond quickly to the other points. As for the next generation of farmers, the first few years when a company starts up

Finance committee  I will answer your first question, but I will first rephrase it to make sure I have understood what you asked me. You want to know whether the next budget should already provide for compensation programs. Let me give you an example. Since the agreement was signed, which took pla

Finance committee  In Quebec, we have estimated that the annual price on carbon is from $2,000 to $2,500 for a field crop company, meaning grain. This is a recurring cost that goes up every year, since the goal of the carbon market is to go up. Ultimately, the costs will be $2,500, $3,000 or $4,000

Finance committee  Everyone has to deal with climate change. Last week, we met with the executive directors of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. All of Canada, and not just Quebec, has experienced drought and heat waves this summer. Agricultural producers are the first to be directly affected

Finance committee  Are you talking about money?

Finance committee  We haven't done the math. All we can tell you is that the Canadian policy framework, the new Canadian agricultural partnership, has had the same envelope since 2007. In real dollars, that's abject poverty. I am not saying that the government is not investing in this area, but th

Finance committee  I know there are ongoing discussions. I will try to explain clearly what this is all about. A bill has been introduced at the federal level to ensure that the provinces that do not have a carbon pricing system in place are subject to the Canadian program. What we are realizing is

Finance committee  Good morning. My name is Isabelle Bouffard. I am the director of the Direction recherches et politiques agricoles, Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA). I am here with my colleague Marc St-Roch, who is a tax expert. We thank the Standing Committee on Finance for allowing the U