Agriculture committee  I don't have any suggestions on how you can support it. Phil does. I know we have our animal flock care and our on-farm. We're audited by a third party. We're doing all we can do for that. Phil, do you have more to add?

Agriculture committee  I just think it's vital that we have this Bill C-205. The majority of farmers are passive, so it's hard to get them to lay a charge. They want to farm and they want to be on their farm. They don't want to be pulled away to go to a criminal court while they're calving or they're s

Agriculture committee  If the CFIA doesn't have the resources, I still think the RCMP has the resources. They're our resource in rural Canada. They're in every community. They just need to be properly trained on how to access or enter a farm differently from another business. I think they could efficie

Agriculture committee  Is that for me?

Agriculture committee  Phil, do you want to go ahead? You have your hand up.

Agriculture committee  We're talking about the trespass that occurred here. The trespassing bill had not yet been brought forward in Alberta. It was brought in afterward because of this circumstance. Then you could have the “no trespassing” sign, but people could come in from any point. Before it, the

Agriculture committee  When we went through it as part of the Alberta board, there was very little understanding from the police on what biosecurity was. They entered barns without any biosecurity protocols. They did not put on any biosecurity clothing or clean their footwear or anything else when they

Agriculture committee  I think it could be some simple training on some simple biosecurity practices. In the rural or agricultural areas, it should be part of the RCMP training.

Agriculture committee  The farmer arrived at the barn and opened the door to find 30 people lined up down the wall. Those people had already called the RCMP. The RCMP came and didn't really know what biosecurity was. The RCMP ended up outside, and the people were demanding the release of a turkey. Our

Agriculture committee  We went over the protocol. I know that B.C. and Alberta went over the protocol with all their farmers to push forward on how to deal with it. TFC was working with all of our provincial boards to make sure we had a protocol that was consistent across the country on how to handle i

Agriculture committee  I don't believe that any of the current trespassing laws in the national.... I know Alberta has brought in a new trespassing law that very much mirrors or is very similar to this bill, but this bill protects us right across the country and doesn't expose certain farmers and prote

Agriculture committee  I don't know if there are any charges on the acts. I know there was a charge from the trespass that occurred prior to the act, and that's what drove the act in Alberta, but I don't know the progress of where that is.

Agriculture committee  This act would improve the mental health of farmers. Having all these people come in is stressful for the farmer. It's like invading your home or your place of business. Your home is your private place. Our farms are our private place, no different than our homes. If we have 30 p

Agriculture committee  It's definitely an improvement on what we have, because with what we have, there is no deterrent for them. This will give some consequences, and hopefully there will be a deterrent in that. They're calling the police because the police weren't trained on how to get rid of them a

Agriculture committee  Thank you. On behalf of the Turkey Farmers of Canada, I'd like to thank you for the invitation to appear before the House of Commons standing committee regarding Bill C-205. I'm Darren Ference, and I own and operate a turkey and chicken operation in Alberta. I also raise cattle