Agriculture committee  Thank you. Ultimately, we see two aspects to the solution. There is the adjustment. If we talk more specifically about Quebec's situation, we've experienced it, among other things, with the pork industry and Olymel. That got more media coverage. Honestly, we would need an aggres

Agriculture committee  I'll answer in two parts. First, in view of the financial position of farm businesses, hog and cattle producers need income support soon. Various offensives have been launched through the Canadian Federation of Agriculture through its AgriFlex program and other programs. I also

Agriculture committee  Good morning. I'm accompanied by Mr. Pierre Lemieux, who is First Vice-President of the Union des producteurs agricoles. He is a dairy producer and maple syrup producer. My name is Gilbert Lavoie. I am senior economist with the Union des producteurs agricoles. Like the Canadian

Agriculture committee  My answer is essentially the same as the one given by Mr. Friesen, but I would add that we have just gone through a period where we had no agricultural policy in Canada, but rather an agribusiness policy. We thought that if the processes were profitable, they would pass on revenu

Agriculture committee  What you are referring to is special aid. There are two components. That type of aid is provided when there is a sustained drop in income. We realize that these are large amounts, and I believe that farmers, not only in Quebec but throughout Canada, are aware of their importance.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Bilodeau. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Essentially, I will explain our document, beginning at page 8. I think the page number is the same in the English version. Yes, that is correct. I will give you a summary. We started by analyzing the trends in total net fa