Agriculture committee  To build on that point, research in organic agriculture benefits all producers. Organics are based on technique, and all farmers use technique and can benefit from each other's technique. It's not proprietary research. This is research that benefits a public good.

Agriculture committee  You covered a lot of topics there, so I'll do what I can to jump in and say something. Organic agriculture contributes to food security by ensuring that the land the food is grown on can grow food for generations to come. The practices that are used in organic agriculture are a

Agriculture committee  We have a federal Canadian organic standard, as we were describing in our testimony. It is backed by the government. We have a government-owned brand for organic products in Canada. The seal reads “Canada Organic”, and consumers everywhere can look for those labelled products at

Agriculture committee  I'd like to add that recent consumer polls conducted by Ipsos and carried out by our partners at the Canada Organic Trade Association have shown that there aren't any visible trends in the types of consumers who purchase organics. They looked at income and at ethnicity, and what

Agriculture committee  Perhaps I could jump in here before I run out of time. On the topic of carbon pricing that you brought up, carbon pricing is a tool to motivate producers to reduce their greenhouse gas footprint. One of the most energy-intensive inputs in agriculture is nitrogen-based fertilizers

Agriculture committee  Hello. Thank you to the members of the committee for having us here today. My name is Ashley St Hilaire, and I'm the director of programs and government relations with Canadian Organic Growers. I am joined here today by my colleague, Jim Robbins, on behalf of the Organic Federa

Agriculture committee  Atlantic Canada has a very strong organic association, the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network. It has a very strong partnership with government that has resulted in provincial regulations being implemented in Nova Scotia, as well as funding for a number of programs for tr

Agriculture committee  No, we're not invited. I've never been invited.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely, yes. Sure.

Agriculture committee  Yes, and there has been some progress made in that. The CFIA and the market access secretariat are working together to make that process more transparent and to allow industry to participate more in those discussions, because, for the most part, they have been very much happening

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and honourable members of this committee. Thank you for inviting me to speak today about Canada's next agricultural policy framework. My name is Ashley St Hilaire and I am a director with Canadian Organic Growers. I am joined here today by Geneviève G