Agriculture committee  It provides us with security, which, after all, is quite significant. For example, I just transferred our lettuce supply. It used to come from California, now it's grown in Mirabel, 365 days a year, even at -28 degrees Celsius. So nothing is impossible. We have no losses due to

Agriculture committee  By all means, we've been interested in it for a long time. We try to do it with partners. As I was saying, 85% of our supply is local and direct, whether from families or businesses. Of course, we would like to do more vertical integration if it were possible. That's something th

Agriculture committee  As I told you, technically, it's not a matter of regulation. It's hard for me to tell you that a specific regulation has to change. In principle, I should be able to get my supplies elsewhere. Why can't I do that? It's a little hard to explain. I am not a processing expert, but I

Agriculture committee  Labour is a challenge for everyone, but I believe we have ways to innovate. I have been to processing plants outside the country that are far more advanced and less labour intensive. It's also a question of investment and innovation, that is obvious.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. It is unavoidable. You have to face the facts: some jobs are attracting fewer and fewer workers. I don't feel it's going to get better and it's not going to go back to what it was. People are not going to move to the country. An abattoir may need 500 or 2,000 workers.

Agriculture committee  I do not want to say that I don't have a good relationship with them. They are still partners, but they are very big and we represent a tiny part of their production. Our relationship is good, but it's hard to make demands on a company of that size. As far as the traceability of

Agriculture committee  It was a mixture of the two. Also, the unwritten regulations make it very difficult to do, especially in my case.

Agriculture committee  Both large-scale processors protect their markets a little bit. You have to understand and recognize that my product is very specialized. It is very high-quality whole round chicken, tied a certain way. You have to consider that too. It is not mixed breast of any size.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. That's what I think too. I believe it's just a matter of choice, since, as I said, it has been done for me before.

Agriculture committee  No, because if some animals have a disease, I guarantee you that they will—

Agriculture committee  They will find out where it came from, in my opinion.

Agriculture committee  Funding needs to be more flexible and we also need to increase slaughter capacity by upping the volume that you are allowed to buy.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely.

Agriculture committee  It is one reason, but there's also a safety issue. As I was saying, our business depends entirely on our supply. Of course, the fewer the players, the higher the risks. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we got calls from people saying that 200 of their workers were infected and they

Agriculture committee  It really is a challenge for our business. I am not sure I understand the question. If you're talking about the processors, the challenge is everywhere you look. They need to reinvent themselves and offer new ways of doing things. Currently, the market has stabilized to some ext