International Trade committee  Madam Chair, I can provide a very quick answer. I'll give you an example in agri-food. In 2018, a regulatory review was carried out, and two additional processes focused on other sectors were conducted. As Ms. Groeneweg mentioned, we've made progress on certain regulations. The

International Trade committee  Perhaps I could get my colleague Kathleen Donohue to join. She may have some additional information. As the member correctly referenced, we will shortly be opening a dedicated office in Manila to promote agri-food exports and trade investment in the Indo-Pacific region. There a

International Trade committee  Madam Chair, that's correct. Canada's 2022 exports of agriculture and agri-food products reached $92.2 billion or $92.9 billion. That represented an increase of about 12.5% over the 2021 volumes.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I express my gratitude to the committee and its members for providing me with the opportunity to address the crucial role the Government of Canada plays in supporting our agri-food businesses. These businesses contribute significantly to both domestic an

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll try to be very brief with my response. Yes, we're in very active dialogue with representatives of the wine sector. The feedback we've had on the wine sector support program to date has been very positive. In our dialogue with them we've talked about a

Agriculture committee  Yes, it is correct that there were some tariffs applied to the import of fertilizer from Russia last year.

Agriculture committee  That's correct.

Agriculture committee  I'd like to thank the member for his question. I'll answer briefly. Yes, we worked on encouraging investment in the processing sector. For example, we have programs designed to help and support businesses that use innovative technologies. The minister spoke this morning about

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, I have very little to add in response, other than to note that certainly there are multiple factors that affect food affordability. Climate events, not only in this country but worldwide, can affect commodity prices. I might add that Russia's invasion of U

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, perhaps my CFIA colleagues may have something to add. I think I may have mentioned previously that we are in discussions with provinces and territories and industry partners through groups like Animal Health Canada, not only on purchasing vaccines and where they would

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, I'd add quickly, from Agriculture Canada's perspective, that we have an emergency management team and plans, including event-specific plans. In the case of African swine fever, for example, we have engaged in a level of planning and preparation that I think is unpreced

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, we have an ongoing dialogue with the various sectors where we have concerns, such is the case for spent hens. In the dairy sector, for example, we are working with the Border Services Agency as well as our colleagues at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. In terms of

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for the question. I say we do maintain a very good relation and active engagement with the Deans Council. We have had a discussion with them over a period of years about their infrastructure needs. We're working with them to try to identify potentia

Agriculture committee  I would say yes. In fact, we and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have considerable resources for that. We have recently received funding to increase resources for the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank as well as to prepare for African swine fever. Significant investments

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, I do not think I have seen that article, but I know a lot has changed since 2017. Animal Health Canada was created and other collaborative structures were put in place with the provinces and the industry to be better prepared to deal with African swine fever and other