Industry committee  Just very briefly, I would echo everything that Melanie just said. It's important to address the labour shortage we have in rural areas, and a piece of that puzzle might be more accessible transportation. The reality is that it's a struggle to attract new Canadian workers and kee

Industry committee  We really do see the cattle sector as providing that really important diversified landscape that provides resilience against flooding and droughts. I'll give you an example of a drought scenario. Many crops that were not feasible for human consumption were redirected and used in

Industry committee  We're living climate change weekly, it seems, if not annually. I can say that the eastern part of the Prairies was impacted by pretty significant flooding this year as well. We're just seeing major shifts one way or the other. Critically, we need systems that make us all more res

Industry committee  As I said, our members are living it. I would also reference the rail failures that happened when the heavy flooding happened in the Lower Mainland, and even in the interior of B.C. after the droughts and forest fires last year. That really upended the supply chain for many of ou

Industry committee  I think you fully understand the cattle sector across Canada. I'll add one item that hasn't been mentioned previously. One of the other environmental goods that come from cattle on the landscape is that we make the landscape more resilient to climate change by virtue of protecti

Industry committee  Absolutely. You're referencing, in particular, Grasslands National Park in southern Saskatchewan. It took them a decade to understand the importance of that symbiosis. It's a thing—

Industry committee  Yes, that's exactly what I was going to say. You've captured it.

Industry committee  Well, I'd say that as cattle producers we really consider ourselves to be the original environmentalists. To that degree, when we see a bill that has “green economy” for the Prairies, in particular, it seems to check lots of boxes for us. Of course, the devil would be in the deta

Industry committee  To both points I'd say yes.

Industry committee  Yes, I would tend to agree. As I think I said in my statement, we see this consultation process as really critical, because we struggle with making those connections and making sure that all parts of Canada, and urban areas in particular, understand the importance of cattle on

Industry committee  I was going to echo the exact same thing. Beyond a greater consultative process, providing incentives as opposed to regulatory restrictions is a much more effective way, especially in the context of environmental benefits.

Industry committee  Thank you for the question. When talking about emissions reductions, we are already doing a ton of research and development in that realm, and we have been for decades, as a matter of fact. A lot of that is because it aligns very closely with improving the efficiencies of our op

Industry committee  Good afternoon, and thank you for having us today. I'm Tyler Fulton, a beef cattle producer based in Birtle, Manitoba. I'm currently the president of the Manitoba Beef Producers, and an officer at large with the Canadian Cattle Association. I’m honoured to be here today to discu

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Bob. First off, we want to build an understanding about what risk management programs work for beef producers and which ones currently don't. In a nutshell, price insurance works, but AgriStability still has many challenges in its current form. Why doesn't AgriStability