International Trade committee  As for myself, I was too young for the first deals. From what I know from my dad, there were working groups that analyzed what the cost effect of everything was and what the effects of the trade deals were. As David mentioned, it was $2 billion. Once this CUSMA deal gets ratified

International Trade committee  I would have to agree with David. Direct payment is definitely the way dairy farmers across Canada want it to be received. Even if you're the smallest farmer, the biggest farmer or anywhere in between, you still get compensated. You don't have to submit an application and hope yo

International Trade committee  I think you are exactly right there. Canada is a great country, with a lot of immigrants coming in annually. Basically, it seems like any growth that we would have gotten just from people coming into the country we're now giving away. Instead of letting our dairy farmers continue

International Trade committee  Thanks for the compliments on that. I guess it's something that we ourselves don't even picture and can't fathom because we are sold on this idea of the supply management, and that's why we fight so hard for it. It's something that our families rely on. Even with that 3.9%, it d

International Trade committee  Good afternoon. My name is Joel Prins, and I've been involved in the dairy industry my whole life. I grew up and currently farm outside of the small village of Warburg, Alberta, an hour southwest of Edmonton. My parents, like so many other dairy farmers in our area, both immi