Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am Martin Caron, general president of the Union des producteurs agricoles. I am also a dairy producer and a field crop producer in Louiseville. As you know, we are living in a historic inflationary period caused by a multitude of events and circumstances

Industry committee  No. We have made requests on this subject, knowing all the more that beyond the tariff, the price is extremely high at the moment, and, unfortunately, we have not had an answer. This is why we are asking for a program to be put in place quickly to help agricultural businesses wit

Industry committee  I could let Mr. Tougas answer that question.

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. It is certainly true that the labour shortage is creating a lot of uncertainty at the moment. Indeed, despite the steps we are taking, we are not sure that we will be able to get the number of workers needed. That is why one of the elements we want t

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. At the outset, I must mention that such cases are not acceptable. Even we, as an organization, will denounce them. In most cases, I think that we, the agricultural producers, among others, would benefit from training programs and support measures to

Industry committee  Yes, absolutely. That's one of the things we're pushing for, because we're already seeing people wanting to move to the country with their families. We are very much in favour of that. In terms of accompanying them, the best way to do that is to respect them as we respect Canadi

Industry committee  Yes. Thank you for your question. To paint a current picture of the labour shortage, I should mention that a third of the jobs created in the farming sector are held by temporary foreign workers. It's a third in Quebec, and also a third in Canada. Therefore, it's important that

Industry committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. My name is Martin Caron, and I'm general president of the Union des producteurs agricoles. I'm also a dairy and grain producer in Louisville, Mauricie, Quebec. Five minutes isn't much time to talk about such a broad sub

Agriculture committee  I'll add something to what Mr. Campbell said about processing, which could be done on a local basis. We need to support and invest in the processing sector. The pandemic has shown us how enthusiastic Canadians are about Canadian products. I think we need to put in place local pro

Agriculture committee  One of the things we've been discussing is the flexibility of the programs with our partner, Mr. Campbell, who is here today, and with representatives of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. We've talked about how we can address that. Our organization represents all producers

Agriculture committee  Certainly, Mr. Lehoux. We'll be pleased to send you the form. In fact, we've already sent it to members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. We'll be happy to send it to you, too.

Agriculture committee  Yes, I agree with you. This needs to be corrected. There was a slowdown in the fall, but the government and other authorities still allowed us to get support quickly. Poaching has an impact on the ground. As I was saying, it poses risks to producers as well as causing uncertain

Agriculture committee  That's right. We talk about foreign workers, but in many cases, these workers become members of the family. Producers even decide to visit these workers in their own country. A real community is being created. That's why we have to extend the validity period from one year to thr

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Transportation is a major consideration in agriculture. We need only think of the impact the 2019 CN strike had on farmers. That strike led to millions of dollars in losses. We need to clearly understand the issues associated with delayed shipments.

Agriculture committee  There absolutely must be measures in place in case of problems. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, some programs would at least restore the situation with regard to operating margins. There are huge cost increases right now. Mr. Campbell mentioned input costs and so on, and I