Agriculture committee  —may have been purchased—

Agriculture committee  Ships that were en route before the sanctions—

Agriculture committee  That's a very good question, to which I don't have a particularly informed answer. I don't know, Clyde, if you're aware of the comparison of our production costs with the U.S. and certainly the Netherlands.

Agriculture committee  I think we absolutely need to be a reliable source of fertilizer in Canada. I would say our members—frankly, most folks around the world—didn't anticipate the sort of war that we've now seen with Russia invading Ukraine the way they did. The contracts they would have entered into

Agriculture committee  We are still seeking some clarification from the government. We understand that there is a process that our members can go through in order to potentially get Russian shipments of product into the country. Those sanctions are on ships docking in the country. We don't have complet

Agriculture committee  Some of that fertilizer arrived in Canada and was off-loaded. That was that period of what was in transit versus what—

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I got the whole question.

Agriculture committee  I think it's a very complex question in terms of how to address the issues. Again, I think I'll ask my colleague, who has been having conversations with the government on options we may want to consider. I don't think we've gotten to a stage where we're really recommending, but I

Agriculture committee  I wouldn't say we've proposed a specific solution to the government. It is difficult for us as an industry association in which we have to represent all of our members' interests. I think what we really want to see is that the government take an approach that looks at making sure

Agriculture committee  With our potash manufacturing, one of our members has already very publicly come out and said that they are going to step up production for 2022-23. As I said, you can't just flip a switch. That means getting the mines ready, employing people, and getting the necessary [Technical

Agriculture committee  We have been talking very closely to the federal government about the various sanctions, including the tariffs. What we've asked is that whatever the government does they do so in a fair and transparent way and ensure that they continue to have a level playing field not only with

Agriculture committee  Our members are certainly looking at their long-term plans. They develop their production plans based on a long-term vision of the needs and Canadian fertilizer. We just can't adjust our plans and our facilities overnight to meet specific demand or to address issues in the market

Agriculture committee  That's a really important question. As I mentioned, 75% of all fertilizer is moved by rail. Each time there is a disruption, we call on immediate action from the government. This last one, while lasting only two days, did have a significant impact. We have asked that the gove

Agriculture committee  I'm going to ask my colleague, Clyde, to jump in. He has more knowledge than I on the supply and demand, and history there. I think it's important to put it in context.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Since the sanctions came into place and due to the fact that we didn't have all of the fertilizers secured in Canada at the time, our members have really been scrambling to find supply in order to make sure farmers have access to what they need. As I