Agriculture committee  I guess the only thing I would add is that we need to look at it holistically. Reducing emissions from fertilizers is one thing. Reducing fertilizer use on farms is another. As Chris said, nitrogen is a key tool in terms of yield. Something that is also important to look at holi

Agriculture committee  It's a great question. I think you spoke to some of the conversations earlier at committee where we're also looking to produce more, Mr. MacGregor. We're looking to intensify to move up to our goal of 52 bushels an acre, to produce more. We definitely don't see it as an all or

Agriculture committee  I'll begin by saying I can sympathize, as I have family in your riding as well, but the accrual cost for those tankers or those grain vessels sitting there is significant as it is passed on to the exporter. Ultimately, it hurts our farmer constituents. I may ask my colleague, S

Agriculture committee  I will begin, but then I will defer to my colleague Steve. One really important aspect of this is our reputation as a global trader and the fact that we need to get our canola to our customers and market as soon as possible. If we'd had a normal year, this would have been a perf

Agriculture committee  I'll start. Again, I'll call on Steve. As we indicated, about 70% of bulk grain ends up going through Vancouver. For canola, that's about seven million tonnes a year. Prince Rupert takes about 1.8 million tonnes, and Thunder Bay takes about 1.6 million tonnes. We just can't igno

Agriculture committee  I'll start on that, and, again, pass it to my colleague Chris. In Canada we're lucky; we control 60% of the world's trade of canola. Australia is our biggest competitor, but there are other oilseeds that are happy to step in and fill that, like soybeans from Brazil and the Unite

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. I'm joined here, as you said, by my colleague Steve from our Winnipeg office. Steve's a leading expert on rail policy. Thanks for inviting us to speak today about your study on the agriculture supply chain in Canada. CCGA is the voice of Canada's 43,000 canola f

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  Mr. Hoback, thanks for the question. Being a farmer rep, it's hard to know, but I could certainly commit to getting back to you and the clerk in writing after speaking with COPA, which represents the processors. I know they're very bullish on this as far as that $1-billion inves

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  That's a great question. On an annual basis, approximately 20 million tonnes of canola are produced. About 10 million tonnes of that is now value added. It's crushed at a processing facility instead of being sold as the raw product, as seed. Quite frankly, our two biggest exp

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  Absolutely. We've had 10 years of reciprocal aggregate compliance between the United States EPA and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada that recognizes both of our markets' production practices as sustainable. Unfettered access across the 49th parallel is critical for canola—Canada

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  Thank you for the invitation to appear before this special committee. As mentioned, my name is Dave Carey. I'm the Canadian Canola Growers Association's vice-president of government and industry relations, based here in Ottawa. I am joined by my colleague Janelle Whitley in Winn

Agriculture committee  Yes, we always keep in close contact with the U.S. associations. When it comes to canola, we're a bit different, because we control 60% of the world's global trade. Our biggest competitor, when it comes to canola, is actually Australia, which did repeal its carbon tax a number of

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The number would be based on 2018 usage rates and prices. That is the analysis we did internally. We are now in the final stages of getting third party analysis done by the accounting firm MNP, which will be canola-specific using verified third party metho

Industry committee  I think PMRA is a world-class institution. Besides Canada, the U.S. and Australia, there are very few pest management agencies that really uphold the high-level science, using risk as opposed to hazard. The concern we have is that in the absence of data, as PMRA doesn't currentl

Industry committee  Canola and agriculture have a really positive story to tell when it comes to environmental policy and the intersection of agricultural and environmental policy. It's really important, going forward, that there be an understanding, when environmental policy is being crafted, of ho