International Trade committee  Obviously, I'm not the one who can tell farmers what to plant. I can say that we are really doing our best all together in a non-partisan way with stakeholders because we understand the importance and the emergency of this issue for them right now at this time of the season. We h

International Trade committee  We've been informed there's a third company that received a noncompliance notification, but at this time I'm not allowed to share the details on this. It doesn't mean they are suspended at this time. We will obviously keep working with them and see how it goes. I forgot the seco

International Trade committee  We haven't been informed officially that there is an impact on other commodities. Of course the situation is creating uncertainty in the markets. As is always the case, uncertainty might bring some buyers or importers of our product to delay. This is a possibility, but I have no

International Trade committee  Yes, this will definitely be on the agenda. This is why I want to work with the working group, to get as much data and information as possible to make sure that whatever we decide on to improve this program, or another one eventually, we choose the best one—the one that will have

International Trade committee  I've been working on this issue since the day after taking office as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. I'm in talks with departmental and CFIA experts, as well as my provincial counterparts and the various associations that represent grain farmers, specifically, canola farme

International Trade committee  We have to rely on a rule-based trading order. This is very important. It's the same not only for Canada and China. We are having these discussions; it's not the first time that we have to enter into a technical and scientific discussion with another country to compare notes. It

International Trade committee  I understand that there's also the risk aversion. Maybe you can complement on that?

International Trade committee  I don't believe I said that. We're doing everything we can to get the matter resolved as quickly as possible. Obviously, it's a two-way street.

International Trade committee  No, but there is some follow-up happening. Officials from both countries met in Italy, if I'm not mistaken.

International Trade committee  Yes, it's still Ms. Freeland. Ultimately, the Prime Minister is the one who appoints ambassadors, of course. Since the beginning, as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, I've been making every effort to find a science-based solution. At the same time, work is happening on var

International Trade committee  No. Our goal right now is to keep the discussion on a scientific level. We don't want to add to the anxiety or speculation on the issue. The Chinese officials are faulting our product for being of lower quality than it should be or of lower quality than they were expecting. Kee

International Trade committee  Actually, I sent a letter to my counterpart in China and this delegation would be headed by the president of CFIA. They want it to be technical in the first step, at least. Hopefully we will resolve the situation there.

International Trade committee  Actually, British Columbia represents less than 1% of the production of canola that is exported. It's really the three provinces of the Prairies that are the most affected by the situation.

International Trade committee  Obviously, yes, all the programs I've talked about, like the advance payments program and AgriStability, they are all—

International Trade committee  We want to support all of the producers. The information I have in front of me is production in 2018 in tonnes. It shows that, really, Saskatchewan is the most affected, with 53.7%; then Alberta with 28.9%; Manitoba with 16.3%; and British Columbia with 0.6%.