International Trade committee  Farm receipts have risen considerably because of inflation, which doesn't mean that farmers are any richer because of that increase. A large portion of what their inputs cost has also gone up a lot. The effects of the breaches created under the various trade agreements aren't fe

International Trade committee  In 1994, the Canadian government had conceded just over 5% of its market, and that quota was distributed to some countries. When we entered into the Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement in the mid-2000s, the agreement was that those countries were entitled

International Trade committee  Bill C‑282 does not question the concessions already made in the agreements. We are not changing anything at all. Of course, the bill would limit Canada's ability to negotiate a new agreement under the WTO, if that agreement were to make new concessions.

International Trade committee  The farms are family farms. The marketing process involves pooling of milk. The largest cheese or milk producers, for example, are mostly co‑operatives. Just here, nearby, there is the Laiterie de l'Outaouais, which is a co‑operative. Agropur, which is one of the largest co‑oper

International Trade committee  The beauty of the supply management system is its stability. When production, imports and prices are not regulated, we end up with prices that fluctuate a lot. When they are low, small producers die, if I can put it that way. Market fluctuations invariably lead, as you mentioned

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We consulted three of them, and I am sure that with the research budget of a recognized party, we would have been able to pay them for a formal legal opinion.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  According to two of them, it was absolutely clear. The third had some doubt but, in his view, the constraints passed the test of reasonable constraints, since it was based on a public policy objective that had already been recognized in previous Supreme Court decisions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In fact, the selected excerpts were taken from the preliminary section of the judgment, where general observations are made and on which a judgment is subsequently based. We understood that this was a general observation and that it applied equally well to all articles.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I may have something to add.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The subcommittee's official report is not available yet, but the “blues” are. Let me remind you that your analyst recommended that the bill be votable. I understand from your remarks that you are looking forward to being able to speak in the House and vote against it. That is pre

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, that's fine.