Agriculture committee  Is your question around the concern that the avian flu would be brought into Canada from Ukraine?

Agriculture committee  We have the same worries about products. When we import products from Ukraine or any other country, there are rules of origin that must be obeyed. The CFIA people briefly told you about that on Monday. We truly rely on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to audit the systems in p

Agriculture committee  First of all, I listened to the meeting on Monday, and I thank you for asking those questions of our CFIA officials. I'll add that our top priority as an industry is to ensure safe food for Canadians. If you walk through any processing plant in Canada, you see that throughout th

Agriculture committee  It all depends on the types of products. Are they high value-added products? Are they products that have been processed? Are they chicken wings or boneless chicken breasts? It all depends on both volumes and the types of products that might arrive here in Canada. As my colleague

Agriculture committee  Exactly. As Mr. McFall said, if those products were to enter Canada, we'd like to be informed of them as soon as possible before they arrive. That wouldn't solve the problem, but we would at least have a little more predictability. It would enable us to talk to the government peo

Agriculture committee  One thought came to mind. I remember that one of the things Canada did was to try to host displaced Ukrainians who were seeking shelter while their country was going through what they're going through right now. I know that we worked very closely with the immigration minister. It

Agriculture committee  That's an excellent question. First of all, I'd like to correct something I said earlier. I know the Chicken Farmers of Canada heard that some businesses would like to import certain products. That doesn't surprise me. As I mentioned to your colleague Mr. Lehoux, many businesses

Agriculture committee  Perhaps Ms. Coughlin could answer that question better than I because she seems to be an expert on the matter. From what I understand, you need a permit issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to import products to Canada. So you need to be a Canadian resident.

Agriculture committee  As mentioned, Canada is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health, as is Ukraine. We must therefore ensure that international standards for controlling avian influenza are met. You have to understand that products that come from a region where avian influenza exists g

Agriculture committee  As Mr. McFall mentioned, we knew a remission order had been in force since June, but we weren't contacted or consulted in advance. In October, we got wind of the fact that Ukraine had submitted a request to certify chicken processing plants in 2019. We learned at the same time th

Agriculture committee  First, regarding anticipated volumes, as my colleagues mentioned, we've never experienced a situation such as this, in which unlimited volumes of products could well enter Canada duty free. So this is unprecedented. You asked me if any businesses wanted to import. I think my col

Agriculture committee  Maybe, if I can, Mr. Chair—

Agriculture committee  I think what's changed since the last time the committee examined this—and I'm assuming our colleagues in the labour sector would probably agree—is that we've seen a seismic shift in the way labour markets operate, not just in Canada but globally. You can look at the U.S. and oth

Agriculture committee  With regard to financing, it's an important one. I can say that I've heard, particularly from members, that having access to regular financing is an issue. I know Farm Credit Canada has been more active in this space. I think it used to focus exclusively on farmers, but I know i

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Perron. Let me remind you that the ratio you are talking about recently went to 20% in Quebec. However, for most of our members everywhere else in the country, it is still 10%. As for what the appropriate threshold might be, we have asked for it