Agriculture committee  I know about it, but I can't give you an answer on whether we are going to change the TRQs.

Agriculture committee  I can assure you that I am aware, I understand, and that my priority with our supply-managed industries right now is to roll out what we have promised in the budget.

Agriculture committee  I have heard that, but I'll let my colleague from the CFIA answer since you're asking for evidence.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. As you know, I was following this issue closely with the Parliamentary Secretary before I took office. The $3.9 billion announced in the budget includes $1.5 million for an insurance program should the value of quotas go down. In addition, there is $2.4 billion in c

Agriculture committee  I really wish it will turn into an opportunity, and it's a possibility as long as we are being extremely careful going forward with new measures to protect ourselves. We had the forum this week and I'm working in close collaboration with my counterpart, Secretary Perdue, as well

Agriculture committee  These are things that we have already done.

Agriculture committee  I'm making zoning and compartmentalization a priority element of the meeting I will have with my provincial counterparts in July. The discussions have already started within Canada and with our neighbour as well, because I think it's also an important part of what we need to do t

Agriculture committee  We have different options on the table, and we are having very transparent conversations with our partners on the working group. We have to take into consideration—it's the first English term that comes to my mind—comparative advantages: who we are as Canadians, how we do busines

Agriculture committee  No, I agree with you, but it's very delicate. We are putting in the balance the different sensitivities of each element. Each of us is working and pushing what we have to push. I already said what my role is. Minister Freeland has hers, and Minister Carr as well. I cannot answer

Agriculture committee  Okay. I wish I could answer more clearly, but....

Agriculture committee  I wish I was able to launch the food policy before the summer. I'm really working hard on it and I'm very proud of the food policy. I had the chance to have a round table with different industries from the agriculture sector in Guelph last week.

Agriculture committee  That was very interesting. Talking about the food policy, there are different elements, as you know, like access. I will take for granted that you've read all the budget.

Agriculture committee  Maybe I can take this opportunity to speak a bit about the part of it that is to promote Canadian production. I think it is very important. I don't want it to be limited to a marketing strategy but really to put a lot of emphasis on building the pride and trust of Canadians when

Agriculture committee  Yes. The way that the food waste component will be deployed or rolled out is connected to what you just said, because we want to make it a challenge to really find innovative ideas that we will later on be able to scale up. This might be of interest for your team.

Agriculture committee  Last week, still in the same region, I had a chance to participate in a symposium on food security. I realized it was very diversified in the sense that we had very big processors, NGOs, food banks and farmers all in the same place, and I've been told that this network and the fa