Agriculture committee  We talked a lot about unnecessary red tape. We understand there are regulations to protect health and safety and the environment, but there are unnecessary red tape and barriers, specifically on interprovincial trade with agri-food products. There's duplication in federal and pro

Agriculture committee  As you say, the important part is recognizing what farmers are already doing. They are great stewards of the land. We did a report back in February and sent it to the minister about not only the impact but what farmers are doing already and how government could encourage them t

Agriculture committee  Certainly, in my comments I did talk about the enormous challenges to designing support programs and getting them out quickly, so we have appreciated the government's willingness to change and improve certain programs like CEBA and the wage subsidy. To your point, with the tempo

Agriculture committee  Thanks for the question. You're correct. April 1 saw a 50% increase, during a pandemic, of a tax when farmers can least afford it. It's an ineffective tax. It punishes farmers with significant costs, making them less profitable and competitive on the world stage. I talked to f

Agriculture committee  Okay. Thank you.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Chair, co-chair and members of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, for the invitation and the opportunity for CFIB to share our members' views today. Slide 2 shows you that CFIB is a non-partisan organization with 110,000 small and medium-sized firms,