Agriculture committee  I would probably like to see if my director, Mr. Hodson, was able to get the interpretation of that question so he could respond, if I may.

Agriculture committee  No, we don't have any indication, at this point right now, about what to expect, Mr. MacGregor, for the portion of the rebate. Of course, naturally we have some concerns about some additional administrative costs that may be associated with the rebate. That's why, even despite

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for the invitation to address all of you today on this topic of importance to farmers, to Canadians and to the world. It is very nice to have the opportunity to see many of your faces in person now. Thank you for that. My name is Erin

Agriculture committee  Certainly. Thank you very much for the question, Mr. Epp. With response to the first part of your question in terms of whether or not we feel we've been heard, I think that grain growers across the country wanted to be seen as active participants in this important discussion. Th

Agriculture committee  With respect to gene editing and other similar tools around modern agriculture, increasingly now and especially around climate change, we need to ensure that Canadian farmers have the tools in their tool box to address the situations and challenges that they're facing increasingl

Agriculture committee  I'll go back to something that Ms. Miller said in her comments around what she's hearing from Canadian farmers. That is, collectively, we want to see that all regulatory frameworks are developed with science in mind. This government talks a lot about the importance of science-bas

Agriculture committee  Mr. MacGregor, thank you very much for the question. I'm not familiar with the strategy itself, but based on what you've told me about it today, it's definitely something worth exploring. To your last point, though, it's critical that any time we look at a strategy such as this

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for the question, Mr. Lehoux. With respect to the first part of your question, we have to bear in mind that the carbon tax is applied to natural gas and propane used for drying grain. At this point, farmers have no alternative but to use fossil fuels. That's

Agriculture committee  That's part of what we're going to be looking to do as part of our road map to 2050, which is the initiative that's currently under way with the Grain Growers of Canada. To Ms. Miller's point, we want to ensure that, as a national association, we have an opportunity to have a nat

Agriculture committee  What I mean by that in terms of recognition is a couple of things. One is the direct contributions they've made in the absence of any regulatory requirement to do that. They need to be recognized, too, during that time and going forward, for the fact that they know what's best

Agriculture committee  Certainly I think we would support that vision, as reflected in our commitment to the road to 2050. This road map that we're looking to develop has been done before. It would look very similar in its approach to the one that was developed by farmers in the United Kingdom. That

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. Thank you very much for the question. As outlined in my initial comments, when we had an opportunity to survey our members in preparation for today's appearance, it was really all about efficiency and about cost savings. Many of the practices they've adopted make goo

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair and committee members, for the invitation to address the committee today on a topic of importance to the farmers our association represents. My name is Erin Gowriluk. I am the executive director of Grain Growers of Canada, a national association

International Trade committee  Sure. Yes, I think we should absolutely be dedicating more resources. We've talked for a long time—the value chain associations, along with the Grain Growers of Canada—about the need for a policy pivot as it relates to international trade.

International Trade committee  I think that's a great question, Mr. Hoback. I'll turn to my value chain partners to answer that question more specifically—