Agriculture committee  In my opinion, all companies, regardless of their size, should be treated fairly. If some companies were unable to receive the assistance requested, for whatever reason, the situation should be looked at again and efforts should be made to ensure that they get the help needed. Fo

Agriculture committee  Some processing activities could nicely round out our primary activities so that we can better serve our Canadian or even foreign customers. This could certainly be done on a regional basis. For example, this could involve more specialized activities that we, as a company, could

Agriculture committee  Regarding traceability, the CFIA oversees our pork, poultry and further processed product operations. Canada’s traceability program is fairly rigorous, regardless of the company’s size. It ensures that, when necessary, products that shouldn’t be on the market are subject to a tar

Agriculture committee  It's a big number. I'm not privy to that information. Is this in the context of COVID, or generally speaking?

Agriculture committee  Yes, I would say it would be the outbreak. There are tremendous measures that were put in place basically in all the facilities. Since March of last year, we've spent close to $40 million implementing a whole bunch of equipment that would optimize and secure, in the context of t

Agriculture committee  In the long run, we may consider this. However, given the need to make progress, we’re asking for 20%. Will we need to ask for 30% at some point? It may be necessary over the longer term, perhaps in the next three to five years, depending on the demographic and economic changes i

Agriculture committee  Human resources matters aren’t necessarily my area of expertise. Once we’ve found workers who want to join our company, there are still some challenges in terms of the integration and welcome process. It’s simply a matter of giving them all the support that they need to properly

Agriculture committee  The first one is one that we've been after for numerous years, which is to lift the cap on the temporary foreign worker program, for one. The cap is one thing, and also just the way it operates and it works. It's a very extensive, long process to get workers available in the fore

Agriculture committee  The rest of the things.... Some of the issues we have are in market access. The people at CFIA were working very well. Obviously, the political realm of the challenges that we have, for instance with China, or outside of that.... I would say, moving forward, try to create a bette

Agriculture committee  Obviously, the biggest tool we have in supply management is the supply side. I would say the supply side is a little more difficult right now, in trying to find, with all the stakeholders, the proper level of supply that will guarantee the proper revenue for the different process

Agriculture committee  Well, it could be a combination of both. I think my words should be put into context. As a government, when we're trying to establish these aggressive goals for exports, we need to be mindful that we're out there competing. My only point was to make sure that we benchmark and we

Agriculture committee  It's a combination of numerous factors. We were in discussions with Alberta Health Services, obviously, trying to find the proper path and the quickest path to get back to normal. Looking at the current situation at the plant, there was a combination of the health of the workers,

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Honourable members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, thank you for your second invitation. My name is Richard Davies. I'm the senior vice-president of sales and marketing at Olymel, whose majority shareholder is the S

Agriculture committee  I will try to answer.

Agriculture committee  I'd be pleased to answer all your questions in writing.