Agriculture committee  We have some of the highest standards in the world.

Agriculture committee  That's true, sir. There are different standards in the United States regarding antimicrobial use as compared to here in Canada. There are differences there.

Agriculture committee  Yes, we do.

Agriculture committee  The short answer is no. They meet CFIA standards, but I have a major concern that I've talked about with the ministers in place regarding our animal welfare standards. On the feed side, there are standards they meet, but on animal welfare standards, they don't.

Agriculture committee  As you said, our enriched housing system, which has been in existence for six years now, gives the hen the ability to go to a nest box to lay her egg. It gives the hen the ability to go to a perch and perch there, with scratch pad areas. This allows the hen to exhibit a lot of it

Agriculture committee  I can speak specifically to the egg industry. As a farmer, our first priority is always the care of the hen. It always has been. We are the original animal activists. We're the animal welfare people who want to maintain that our animals are healthy. That's the case for all farm

Agriculture committee  Sure. EQA stands for the egg quality assurance program. It was the result of probably 10 years of work with the provinces to come up with a logo and a mark that will go on egg boxes and menu items and where consumers can be assured that the eggs they are purchasing, no matter wha

Agriculture committee  On the egg side, we feel egg is the golden protein choice. In terms of that article that came out in the U.S. the other day saying that eggs are bad for you, again, I'm going to be like the President of the United States and say, “false news, bad claim”. Eggs are healthy. We ha

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for having us here today. My name is Roger Pelissero. I'm a third-generation egg farmer from St. Ann's, Ontario. I'm also the chairman of the board of Egg Farmers of Canada. Here with me today is Tim Lambert, CEO of Egg Farmers of Canada. We welcome the

Agriculture committee  I have no comments to add. I think you pretty much covered it. It is a benefit of being in the supply management industry that we have received a fair return, and we fully support the other sectors of agriculture that don't have that same benefit, so we share their concerns.

Agriculture committee  Sure. The code of practice was recently completed, just in April of this year. We have new guidelines that all egg farmers across this country have agreed to. As we move forward, there are timelines in the code that put in place the times that farmers will need to meet certain re

Agriculture committee  I can speak directly to that. Actually, just recently there was an interview that I did with my son for The Globe and Mail. He committed to come back to the farm full time because of the security that supply management has brought. He knows he'll be able to provide a living for h

Agriculture committee  At Egg Farmers of Canada, public trust is one of our top priorities. To have our consumers trust us to produce a safe product for them is a top priority. In fact, we have hosted many tours on our farm, opening our doors wide up, showing consumers today how we produce food. They a

Agriculture committee  It is a concern. We are currently undertaking some analysis and assessing the potential impact to our farmers. We will make sure we will communicate them through the proper channels. It's really early in the game, and we want to make sure that we evaluate everything properly befo

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank everybody for inviting us here today to be part of your study on a food policy for Canada. My name is Roger Pelissero. I am a third-generation egg farmer from St. Ann's, Ontario, and I'm also the chair of the board for the