Environment committee  If I were Minister of Environment I think the first thing I would want to do is celebrate the good work that our farmers are doing being environmental stewards. When you look at concrete policies, I think I would take from the pan-Canadian framework and move forward with a clean

Environment committee  I see another opportunity for grain farmers to be part of the solution. There's an existing renewable fuel mandate across the country. The government had started down the road toward a clean fuel standard. I think farmers across the country see a great opportunity to use some o

Environment committee  This fall has been a challenging one for grain farmers across the country—

Environment committee  We are, and we look forward to working with government. Earlier, there was talk about Nobel Prize winners. Last week, the World Food Prize was handed out. It's a prize created by Dr. Norman Borlaug, who is considered the father of the green revolution. He won a Nobel Peace Prize

Environment committee  The short answer is that while we can't move farms, we can leave tractors in the yard. That could certainly be the impact of pricing that gets to be exorbitant and makes us less competitive. Grain drying is essential. This year, in particular, it's needed in order to get crops o

Environment committee  I can't give you a firm number on grain farmers in the Pontiac, but agriculture in the Pontiac is a growing reality. It's allowing more and more farms to grow and thrive. It's also hard to put a dollar figure on the benefit these trade agreements bring. Agricultural commodities o

Environment committee  It's hard for me to explain it. In my mind we're looking at a piece of technology that is widely recognized as safe. Competent authorities all around the world have undertaken significant reviews of biotechnology products and have said these products are safe for human consumptio

Environment committee  What these trade deals mean, and the benefits they bring for farmers in the Pontiac or across Canada, is certainty, opportunity and a bright future. Canadian farmers are doing an excellent job producing more food. The Canadian population is growing, but it's not growing fast enou

Environment committee  I think what we're always encouraged by is the broad recognition that grain farmers are export-dependent. I think the government offered some of that recognition today when it exempted diesel and gas used on farms. As I said earlier, if we were truly playing on a level playing

Environment committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for the invitation to appear before the committee today. My name is Tyler McCann, and I'm the interim executive director of Grain Growers of Canada. I'm here today on behalf of our 16 member organizations and the 65,000 grain farmers we represent from coast