International Trade committee  It's a great question. There are some good points you make. In regard to your export question, we're not looking to mass export dairy products. We were able to innovatively create a milk class that solved a need for us, and so we were able to use export markets to complete that

International Trade committee  I think that the first ramifications we're going to feel are those of the class 7, because that ends six months after CUSMA is ratified by all three countries. If that would be in line with the compensation package, because we will feel the effects of that class 7 inside our indu

International Trade committee  I think first of all, one of the ways that government could help us with the CUSMA implications—and this is something that Mr. Shoan actually brought up—is that right now we have a very porous border and there is a lot of diafiltered milk coming across our border, and this is not

International Trade committee  As I mentioned in my speech, it's the first of its kind. I think I asked Mr. Kurek if the Americans would agree to a clause like this. Mr. Kurek said no. I would agree. I don't understand why we agreed to it. That would be my rhetorical question for that.

International Trade committee  Yes, there needs to be direct compensation for market value for the quotas that were lost. We don't believe in programs that are built for innovation as a form of compensation. That is not compensation; that is a program for innovation and efficiencies. When we lose market shar

International Trade committee  No. Lots of times the compensation is less than market value, and that sets us back. As I have said before and mentioned in my speech, Canadian farmers want to produce the market milk production that is needed. Truly, we'd rather just see no concessions and allow Canadian dairy f

International Trade committee  I am just a dairy farmer. I am here as an individual on behalf of my farm. I am not privy to any information that is above my head, so I would direct your question to Dairy Farmers of Canada.

International Trade committee  As CUSMA comes into effect, I think that compensation needs to happen very quickly. To give an example, in the last few years our industry has seen significant growth when we created special milk classes. Our markets were growing. A lot of dairy farmers invested in their farms,

International Trade committee  My first question would be.... I would flip it back to you. Would the Americans agree to an agreement like this?

International Trade committee  I could speak more to the sovereignty. That was just a question. Yes, it's a big deal for us. We were able to create new classes and change milk class modifications inside our domestic policy agreements. Now, with this new clause that seems to be in CUSMA, we no longer will be a

International Trade committee  Good evening. My name is Jake Vermeer, and l'm a proud first-generation Canadian from Camrose, Alberta. I am humbled to be given the chance to speak before you today on behalf of an industry that I am so passionate about. I want to begin by telling you about our farm, to help p