Agriculture committee  I have good examples in the region I live in, which is the riding of one of your colleagues here around the table. Some of those technologies are there. They're not scalable. There are a couple of things here. There's the cost for the first investment. Is the technology manufac

Agriculture committee  Mr. Turnbull, we don't fully disagree on one thing. You said the government should be supporting farmers to invest in those technologies. Absolutely, hallelujah, that's great, but should it tax them to do so? That's a different philosophical way of seeing things. If you penalize

Agriculture committee  I wonder about that. There are several possible technologies, including biomass, but it will take time before these costly technologies allow our farmers to remain competitive. Opening up international markets is good, but we need to give our farmers the opportunity to be competi

Agriculture committee  I think 10 years is too short. We're telling you 10 years because we hope to have at least that long to move forward. Some of the technologies won't be in place for a few more years. Not only will the technologies not be in place, but the ability to transfer them anywhere within

Agriculture committee  No, not right now. The witness Mr. Green was talking about heat pumps, but heat pumps aren't going to be used to heat the grain in the silos or anything like that. Different technologies are starting to be introduced, the technology is improving, but it's not going to be applie

Agriculture committee  We need programs that match our ambitions. Earlier, Ms. Valdez talked about small pilot projects that are being put in place. These pilot projects could be extended to other farms and other regions, but they would require a lot more money than what is being proposed right now. F

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's nice to be back here in person after two and a half years of virtual meetings and Internet connections in rural regions. I would like to thank the committee for inviting the Agri-Food Innovation Council to speak on this issue. We spoke earlie

Agriculture committee  I really want to see a message from the government on this issue soon. I check regularly to see whether smoke signals are being sent in the right direction. However, I still don't see any. I'm still waiting for Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada or the government in general to expr

Agriculture committee  I agree.

Agriculture committee  You put your finger on it. This is why I wanted to quote the professor from the University of Saskatchewan who talked about quantum cubit computing. It would, within a few seconds, probably provide some of the companies solutions in terms of rerouting. In a huge crisis like there

Agriculture committee  I think that you received some answers from the study that you already conducted on this topic. One major issue is the ability to fund the adoption of new technology. This is a glaring issue. Some of our companies aren't in a position to implement these new robotics technologies

Agriculture committee  I think that the leadership should come from two groups: the industry and the government. The government can't lead the discussions alone. I think that some questions will arise about the future course of action. Leadership in the development of this national strategy must come f

Agriculture committee  You will note that, last time I appeared before the committee on this issue, I recommended that this type of tax credit be created. So I absolutely agree with that. It is important to create those kinds of measures. That said, the government is continuing to take action in vario

Agriculture committee  You will note, Mr. Perron, that I am not a fan of creating new administrative structures. However, I do agree with Mr. Blois, who proposed that we be an agricultural superpower. I encourage that idea. But if our country wants to remain an agricultural superpower, we will need a c

Agriculture committee  That's a good question. A number of my colleagues have talked about consultation, communication and meeting tables. A while ago, John Manley talked about consultation constipation, meaning that consultations are being held all over the place, and that is a bit concerning. Our o