Finance committee  I think the biggest issue we're looking at, as I alluded to in my remarks, is basically corporate farms. If we don't make it fair or equitable for you to pass your farm on to the children, all of a sudden you do get big farms, and all of a sudden you get real corporations running

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members, for the opportunity to be here with you today. My name is Andre Harpe and I am the chair of the Grain Growers of Canada. Grain Growers is the national voice for Canada's 65,000 grain, pulse and oil seed farmers across all of

International Trade committee  Go ahead, Erin.

International Trade committee  I've been listening during the morning, and the interesting thing is the connection between trade and the environment. As a producer myself.... Basically, the agricultural industry in Canada—

International Trade committee  Is this better?

International Trade committee  Okay, thank you. As producers, we are so connected to the environment. I believe trade will have to be connected to the environment, as with our connection to the newly formed carbon alliance. The reason we formed the alliance was to show everybody else, including the world, ho

International Trade committee  Go ahead, Erin. You might be more up to date on that situation.

International Trade committee  With the new administration, we're still trying to get a feel for how they act and where they're going in the future. We're looking forward to hopefully some positive outcomes, especially with the WTO and the appellate group. I guess we're still waiting to see exactly what they

International Trade committee  Good morning, everybody. Thank you very much for being here. Madam Chair, honourable members, thank you for the opportunity to appear today. My name is Andre Harpe, and I am the chair of the Grain Growers of Canada. GGC is the national voice for Canada's 65,000 grain farmers. D