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  May I ask for a clarification?

Agriculture committee  Yes, I'm always listening to the floor, but are you talking about supply management like eggs and poultry?

Agriculture committee  Okay.

Agriculture committee  As you know, really it's Minister Carr who is in charge of that. What I know—

Agriculture committee  Yes. What I know, and I'll start with the partnership agreement—

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  This issue is of great interest to me. I launched Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy, so I was already on that path. I am surprised to be the first woman in Canada to hold the position of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. We all know how involved women are on

Agriculture committee  Yes, there is what is called the agri-diversity program, which aims to help diversity in all its forms. Maybe Ms. Gibbons would like to add information about another program I am less familiar with.