Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, my crystal ball is not working very well for that. I just hope that whatever comes out of all these discussions contributes to deterrents being put in place so that these acts stop.

Agriculture committee  I never criticize a province for being slow, because I've probably been open to that criticism myself. I guess I feel there are probably reasons that people aren't aware of for why the progress is less than desirable. I have to feel that everyone is committed to moving in this d

Agriculture committee  Me and my dog. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Agriculture committee  They have had limited exposure and are speaking from small experiences. I have spoken, after farm invasions, to people who obviously were part of the invasion, who have called me up, as the chief veterinary officer of the Province of British Columbia, and said, “You have to stop

Agriculture committee  That's a rant. I'm sorry.

Agriculture committee  All I can speak to is that I know the mink industry never prosecutes them because they don't want anyone to know where they are.

Agriculture committee  There are two deterrents for farmers to make sure.... Number one is the SPCA, which, if given any kind of evidence that there is something going wrong on a farm, will go onto the farm. They also have relationships with the industry, and if they think but they don't have evidence,

Agriculture committee  I would suggest that you have better information on the actual resources assigned to livestock in western Canada. For the two people I know in the Fraser Valley who do it, they do it because they're both from farm backgrounds and have a farm. They're actually a husband-and-wife

Agriculture committee  I would completely agree with you.

Agriculture committee  I don't think I get paid enough for that question. That's very complicated. I looked at this—and I'm familiar with the legislation that you're referring to—and thought there must be a point at which it isn't easy to enforce, and this is to make it easier to enforce. I've dealt

Agriculture committee  That was provincial and it was not related to this. When I see something like this coming in, an amendment like this or an addition, my default thought is that someone needed it so a case could be built more easily.

Agriculture committee  I personally feel that if the trespass regulations were enough of a deterrent, that would be enough, because you would be able to prevent the act, and if it occurred, you would be able to react quickly and contain it. The issue is that if you cannot react quickly and contain it o

Agriculture committee  I have only one recommendation with the National Farm Animal Care Council, and that's permanent funding, because it relies on grants to survive. It is the cornerstone of how I can stand up and defend any of our industries, because we have these very strong, science-based protocol

Agriculture committee  I have two examples. One is avian influenza. We know that simply by walking through a puddle that a bird had pooped in and then walking into a barn, the number of viral particles introduced into that barn was extraordinarily low, yet it went down with pathogenic avian influenza

Agriculture committee  —but it takes very little viable organism to result in a massive loss of life in a barn: any introduction on footwear, on clothing or on a vehicle that brings it onto the property improperly. Then there are other diseases where it is a considerable load and you have to be expos