Agriculture committee  We have a bunch. I don't think they'd get into that spot of research data, but it is anecdotes. One example is being held up at the border. If you're bringing animals in from the U.S., you do need some CFIA presence there, and that is always an unpredictable thing. Another one ad

Agriculture committee  Yes, how do you solve Canada? You raised an important piece, too. It's not that all your livestock is going to this other place, but that other place being able to buy the odd load now and then is super important to your market as a producer. That other buyer in there keeps you

Agriculture committee  Go ahead.

Agriculture committee  There is a lot that goes into it: how we manage our land, the grazing practices, our cattle, the breeds, the tools we use to manage those lands. Even the feed makes them grow more efficiently and affects that intensity. There's the modern technology that we use that helps us grow

Agriculture committee  We're more than self-sufficient. We export about half of what we produce. We're good there. As far as that value-add process, right now it is our SRM rules, which harken back to BSE changes since 2003. Since becoming reclassified by the animal health organization as a negligibl

Agriculture committee  The labour shortage is from the farms where cows have calves, right through to the grocery stores. We're challenged to hire people to work, especially in rural Canada. We often won't get applications for well-paying jobs that can include housing, transportation and a quality of l

Agriculture committee  There's a lot that goes into where slaughterhouses are built. Some of that is where the animals are and if there is a supply there. I don't know if government can guess that better than the people who will put their money up into building them. We think that making sure that our

Agriculture committee  I'm here.

Agriculture committee  As mentioned, I'm here today to speak to beef producers' role in addressing food insecurity by continuing to produce our high-quality, sustainable and nutrient-dense protein that feeds millions of people every year. There are several factors that need to be considered when discu