Agriculture committee  I think there's a big parallel here with respect to drying grain. It's much like our fertilizer program. In the fertilizer realm, we're talking about four R's—the right place, the right time, the right placement.... With respect to grain drying, it is very critical to focus on p

Agriculture committee  Yes. I'm one of those farmers, I suppose, who's experimenting and trying to do everything I can to reduce my risk and to be more ready for the extreme weather that's coming with climate change. I have been following some of the principles outlined by the NFU, largely focused on r

Agriculture committee  That's a good question. It's a lot like business risk management programs. When you make a policy that applies to everyone in aggregate, usually there ends up being some winners and some losers, because it doesn't work when you paint everyone with the same brush. The suggestion

Agriculture committee  I believe we need some time. The problem is twofold. You have the issue of new construction and the issue of existing buildings. With respect to the new construction, what we need more than ever is to modify the building code. The building code is woefully inadequate for our cl

Agriculture committee  Boy, that's a good question. I don't know that I can read the minds of the government, but it strikes me that it would probably have been an oversight more than an intentional policy decision. I mean, I'm really just guessing at this point.

Agriculture committee  Yes. That was the context that promoted that resolution. That's correct.

Agriculture committee  I think the science and the information continue to evolve and change, and rapidly change. There wasn't as much of a sense of urgency to respond to the climate crisis in 2019 as there is now. You might recall that there was a lot of court action surrounding the Greenhouse Gas P

Agriculture committee  I think extraordinary years are when we have widespread conditions. It's no secret that I think Bill C-8's revisions are meant to refund pollution prices paid in aggregate back to producers. There will be some winners and losers each year as local conditions.... You might have a

Agriculture committee  I would think they're fairly close, yes. We have thousands of members across Canada. You're likely going to see higher costs on much larger farms, because in those situations time is not on your side. You have to push to get through all of the acres and get the harvest into the b

Agriculture committee  I think it really depends on our ambition. If you're really focused on cost and trying to amortize the investment we already have in much of our infrastructure, then it may take time. I note that the clean electricity standard is suggesting that the grid should be decarbonized by

Agriculture committee  Yes. Thank you. I'll do my best. It's so overwhelming, when you think about it. I mean, farmers depend on the weather, particularly where I'm from in the Prairies. Without irrigation, we really depend on adequate moisture to water our animals and to grow our crops and to protect

Agriculture committee  Thank you for asking me that question. I do think the language is perhaps a little bit too vague. I would suggest perhaps striking those two words, “including those”, so that it is only focused on buildings for housing livestock. I don't believe that residential and shop building

Agriculture committee  Certainly with respect to heating buildings, there are technologies ready to go. With respect to grain drying, it really depends on how much drying you need to do. If the grain is simply tough, we already have options. There are many passive options that people should be using.

Agriculture committee  There's a delicate balance to be struck here. When you have an exemption, it can take away the price signal that encourages people to act. With respect to grain drying, I've already made comments that it would be appropriate to have a sunset clause that is perhaps reviewed after

Agriculture committee  Yes, I think that's an excellent point. It would probably make sense to have different timelines for each of these, should there be an exemption. I would actually think it makes sense to look at it on a five-year basis. Probably the heating of buildings may need a shorter sunset