International Trade committee  I'm not aware of a specific timeline having been agreed to.

International Trade committee  I do have to give credit to the departmental officials whom we've spoken with from the market access secretariat and Global Affairs, etc., who have been very open and very willing to speak with us. They have reached out to discuss with us. A strategic working group has been crea

International Trade committee  I was made aware there have been high-level government communications by the Canadian government to the Chinese officials, but at a very high level. I'm not aware of the contents or the specifics.

International Trade committee  There's a disconnect somewhere. The question really is, what is the basis for that disconnect? We are confident with the results on the quality of our commodity. No such issues have arisen with China for as long as we've been exporting to China, and none have arisen from any ot

International Trade committee  No.

International Trade committee  If the working group is to fulfill its stated mandate, as I understand it from the simple name of the committee—the strategic working group—I think the discussion will be about sharing and getting the input of industry on a strategy for moving forward. We'll need to understand wh

International Trade committee  Things like this certainly put a chill on the market. I think the relationship that we have with our customers continues to be good. We have a good relationship with long-standing Chinese customers. Our customers don't have quality concerns with our shipments—in the past, or wit

International Trade committee  Once we get to the point that we have absolutely ruled out the technical issues, then the matter becomes a political one to be resolved. Maybe there are issues that require high-level political discussions simply to avoid having the types of delays and disruptions that occur from

International Trade committee  No, we're very comfortable that the test results, the sampling at time of load, would have been representative of the quality of the cargos as they arrive at destination.

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. My name is Jean‑Marc Ruest, and I am the senior vice-president of corporate affairs and general counsel at Richardson International Limited. I truly appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. I'm very honoured

Agriculture committee  I agree. I think the demand for grains and oilseeds to be used as fuel obviously adds a new consumption source, and that can only have an impact on price, so the market will sort out where it ought to go. Food should win. People need to eat. There would naturally be, then, an inc

Agriculture committee  Let me start with the infrastructure and the pinch points. Again, the rail issues that we've seen over the last number of years are chronic. There is a capacity issue in rail service. On that capacity, when we have something like forest fires and washouts, etc., those limitations

Agriculture committee  I think some of them have been touched on previously: things like a blanket reduction of fertilizer use by 25%. Without making the connection of what that will mean with respect to agricultural output, making a connection and understanding what the purpose or objective is, which

Agriculture committee  One of the benefits of canola is that canola oil is recognized as being very high in nutrients. That's a huge advantage. I would also say that canola oil is largely produced in an environmentally responsible way. We compared the system we use for the production of canola oil with

Agriculture committee  Yes, that is definitely something we recommend. It's crucial to understand how important good infrastructure is, not only to meet current needs, but also to be able to seize future opportunities. That type of work is a huge undertaking, and it can't be done overnight. These proje