Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, but I will turn to Richard for that question. He comes from the provincial representation.

Agriculture committee  Yes. We've received a lot of testimonials from our members. We've reached out to them on a weekly basis to find out what's going on, how current programs are working. The most common theme is that they are seeing between a 60% to 100% reduction in their income. Most have been ru

Agriculture committee  Yes, absolutely. Within the farming portion of the Income Tax Act and how farming income is defined, the description is limited to maintaining racehorses. It specifically exempts most other activities for on-farm equine businesses. It specifically mentions certain disciplines v

Agriculture committee  We have not had a response from Finance on this at all. We have had expression from the representatives we've been working with in Madam Bibeau's office to support us on that endeavour. We know it's not going to be an overnight endeavour, but we are looking to continue to move

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the committee members for the opportunity today. My name is Kristy House and I'm the manager of welfare and industry at Equestrian Canada. With me, as you know, is Richard Mongeau, executive director of Cheval Québec. Today we are here repr

Agriculture committee  Since early March, Equestrian Canada, our national affiliates and provincial counterparts have been lobbying the federal government for help. We've been repeatedly pushed between ministries of agriculture and heritage, with still no confirmation of where we fit. The ministry of h