Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity to respond to that. We've heard the myths being portrayed by the railways that this type of pilot project would be bad for the economy, bad for the supply chain resilience and bad for labour. We've heard all [Technical difficulty—Editor]

Finance committee  Two, ensure that extended interswitching is available to all North American railways to further integrate the North American market and shorten the distance goods need to travel. Three, ensure the pilot lasts a minimum of five years to unlock the full potential of competition. T

Finance committee  Thank you for the invitation to appear here today. My name is Rich White, and I am the president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, or CCGA. I am joined today by Dave Carey, our vice-president of government and industry relations. CCGA represents Canada's 43,00

International Trade committee  Thank you. I would say there was a somewhat open consultation on it. We have all had our input on this, but again, it was relatively open. That's the response.

International Trade committee  No, they did not directly.

International Trade committee  Dave, will you go?

International Trade committee  Mr. Hoback, in my presentation I talked about improvements to agri-stability. That's where we have consensus in the grains and oilseeds sector in terms of how to manage and help our farmers through this very difficult time, especially with China. We would like to see the agri-sta

International Trade committee  They're basically jobs in Quebec and Ontario. The farming jobs are predominantly in western Canada, but there are processors in Quebec and Ontario as well. The entire value chain of 250,000 are pretty much spread across the country, not so much in eastern Canada though, not the e

International Trade committee  Yes, there's pressure there and CUSMA will help not only canola but soybean growers too. Soybean and canola are very closely related to the same market. Our soybean farmers will certainly benefit as well. I won't speak on their behalf; but, yes, it'll help the entire industry. I

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. How's my video coming in?

International Trade committee  Yes, that's excellent. Thank you for the invitation to appear before the committee on your study of Bill C-4, an act to implement the agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, also known as CUSMA. It is a pleasure to appear today on b