Agriculture committee  We're on the same page when it comes to automation support. As I said earlier, we're at a level where we're talking about large sums of money, costs that our industry can't absorb because we don't have a lot of players. So we need very targeted support in that regard.

Agriculture committee  There would indeed be a lot to do in research and development. I think we can boast of being leaders in the market, but there's still a lot to be done in this industry and it comes back again to the question of access to funds.

Agriculture committee  The market offers great opportunities. Our product has a lot of potential because it meets all trends, especially in health and dietary diversity. However, as I said in my statement, it would be costly to develop our industry if we are the only ones to invest. It would be unfair

Agriculture committee  For broiler or lean duck, the Canadian market has three or four big players. We're the biggest, or almost the biggest. We're talking about 3 million birds a year.

Agriculture committee  Apart from feathers, which are exported, all other by-products are sold in the Canadian market, and there is a demand for them. Since we're not able to meet that demand, these by-products are currently being imported.

Agriculture committee  First of all, there are certainly differences from one country to another in the European market. One or two countries have particular concerns, which are also found throughout the European Union. There are big differences in relation to animal welfare. Secondly, there is a need

Agriculture committee  We were talking about large or small companies, so I think it's extremely difficult to answer that question. We see ourselves as a medium-sized company. In fact, a company like ours, in our market, has a lot of potential. We follow all the major trends. So we are a good choice fo

Agriculture committee  Personally, I attribute this to a regional dynamic. I know that for some slaughterhouses, a 20% limit on the number of temporary foreign workers would solve the problem. In my case, I would have the same problems even if the limit were 20%.

Agriculture committee  Okay. The obvious solution would be to bring this population to live in the Val-des-Sources region, among others.

Agriculture committee  In theory, when the law is well applied, it works well. The act is supposed to provide protection to Canadian citizens, both for domestically produced and imported products. There seems to be a problem in terms of the number of resources assigned to manage this. On the sites, man

Agriculture committee  As I said earlier, the most important issues in the regions are labour and market development. When it comes to labour, we need to be successful in attracting the type of people we need in our facilities. If the goal is to increase sales in new markets, you need to help niche mar

Agriculture committee  On our side, the problem has been going on for several years. Historically, we've had a hard time being heard. That has probably been our biggest problem. On the other hand, I must admit that the situation has changed a lot in the last few months. We have been put in touch with

Agriculture committee  As far as I'm concerned, I can say that there has indeed been a lot of progress. I think the contacts and relationships we have managed to have in the last five months are historic. It's the right thing to do.

Agriculture committee  Yes, we have seen a change. Of course, there's a particular economic climate right now. There are people in Europe who have stopped their production. Recently, we haven't seen the unacceptable things we used to see before.

Agriculture committee  Many of our people have seen several plants around the world. We can confirm with certainty that practices elsewhere are certainly not acceptable in Canada.