Agriculture committee  We need to look much more seriously and in a more committed way at other markets beyond the United States. There's tremendous potential. When you look at China and bordering countries, basically half the world's population will be there. The population is growing. As I mentioned

Agriculture committee  Actually, I think it's a valuable concept. I would go even further. There's been some work now in Canada regarding upcycling in food. That's the other avenue that I think needs some attention. I think there are some values there. I was speaking earlier about recovering, rescuing

Agriculture committee  No, recently I have not. We haven't looked into.... Do you mean in terms of the economics of the use of fertilizers, in particular?

Agriculture committee  No, we have not. I think our last report on fertilizers was when I was in Saskatchewan, many years ago, over a decade ago.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mrs. Valdez. I would say that right now Canada performs quite well when it comes to risk management, in particular in animal science and soil science. There's a lot of work that has been done that is quite valuable. Our risk-based assessment process has been very stro

Agriculture committee  I do.

Agriculture committee  It's a fair question. I would say that I'm deeply concerned about the tone related to fertilizer emissions. Ask any farmer, whether in Saskatchewan or elsewhere, and it's the fuel they need to support their soil in order to increase yields and better our food security situation.

Agriculture committee  We look at the size of our herd, our competitiveness here and what we have from a regulatory standpoint so that we can make it the best place for us. Some of it will be related to cattle supply, and we look at rebuilding that. There are all kinds of things that go into that. I'

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. It's a very good and important one. I'll try to be as brief as possible. I think it's a complex issue. What I've seen over the years was very much a patchwork in dealing with the impacts of climate change. I think we need to accept the fact that risks

Agriculture committee  Are you talking about Canada in particular or the worldwide situation?

Agriculture committee  The situation is pretty much the same. We took part in the National Supply Chain Task Force, co-chaired by Mr. Jean Gattuso. We helped prepare his report, which he submitted a few weeks ago. I read it and was pleasantly surprised. It contains several recommendations worth consid

Agriculture committee  That's a good question. The price of containers has dropped a lot. I'll give you a concrete example. At the Port of Los Angeles, the biggest container port in North America, there were 109 ships waiting to unload their cargo in January. We are now in October, and this week there

Agriculture committee  We do particularly well on food safety. However, you're right to have raised the traceability issue, because that's what's been missing in Canada to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt that the quality of our food here is excellent. I've been working on traceability for 20 yea

Agriculture committee  I think we need to adopt a language of rewards and merit instead of taxing and penalizing certain behaviours. I think this committee understands the nature of the agri-food space. It is all about high volume and low margins. As soon as you start talking about taxation or penaltie

Agriculture committee  We can measure that, absolutely. It's been measured in the past. Our lab has participated in some of the projects in terms of food waste by companies. Food waste is always a bit of a taboo subject in the private sector, but at the same time if it's about rewards, recognition and