Agriculture committee  I must congratulate the government on some of its investments. We aren't here just to criticize, but to express an opinion. Some investments have been very good in this area. However, to implement a more permanent solution for the entire sector, such as grain drying systems that

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. I'm glad that you asked the question. In the 1980s and 1990s, we saw the destruction of all the extension services in which people helped farmers better understand the situation and learn about technologies, advancements and resources. Well, the services weren't enti

Agriculture committee  Another good question. It depends on the country. In France and Germany, for example, many things are done to help producers make the transition. In particular, there's a great deal of funding for producers. This isn't the case in Canada. We aren't at the same level. In those co

Agriculture committee  Well, you know, Mr. Epp, last spring something happened to me that I never thought was possible. I went to the grocery store to buy flour, and I couldn't find any on the shelves. For the first time, a lot of Canadians like me found ourselves unable to buy things that should norma

Agriculture committee  Absolutely.

Agriculture committee  You know, incentives are great and we need to have an approach that is mixed. The exemption is essential, because the farming community cannot turn around quickly. However, incentives will be needed to support adoption. If I look at the Bioscience Association of Manitoba, that's

Agriculture committee  Well, it's interesting. There are some solutions in Europe, but the problem is they are not fully tested in Canada, and some of them are not fully working in the same way in our climate. We have to be a bit careful on this. We would be probably more to likely support Canadian-ma

Agriculture committee  We are aware that there are new technologies, and we are aware that new technologies will be in place at some point that will potentially offer Canadian farmers other options. We do not believe that it will happen soon. They need to be researched. They need to be tested. They n

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for inviting me again to appear in front of your committee. The last time I presented was in February. There was a snowstorm, and I think I reflected on the challenges of the Internet in rural regions. I am proud to say that we've had an upgrade i

Agriculture committee  I think we have several programs in universities and community colleges on automation that are doing a great job on this. I think we have to look at the success stories and move forward. One key thing is also putting entrepreneurship in our training. One of the problems that we'

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. Two of the recommendations deal specifically with this increasing access to capital for local processing plants and manufacturing plants. We need to look at the local aspect of this. I don't have the funding to support their activities on that front. The major inter

Agriculture committee  On the internal trade barriers, this is well known. There are major issues that Canada needs to deal with. The agreement on internal trade was a first step. It is frustrating for people not to be able to move products as easily as they should. Transportation is an issue in the co

Agriculture committee  That's a very good question. Part of my presentation that I wanted to make today included a note on the whole food system. We're talking about processing today, so I removed it, because I didn't want to go through the whole food system. However, the fact of the matter is that we

Agriculture committee  Thirty seconds to go through all the examples with PIC would not be enough. I think you heard from PIC at the committee not long ago. I don't want to be accused of being their cheerleader, but they have done a great job and keep doing a great job. I am a fan. They certainly have

Agriculture committee  I think you have touched on an interesting point. There needs to be a bit more of the link between the farmers and ranchers and the processing side. There needs to even be a better link between the processing side and the value-added side. We are seeing the same thing where some