Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I would just say that there is in fact an exemption, as Todd mentioned in his opening remarks, that was negotiated back in 1998 when then minister of labour Lawrence MacAulay was responsible for this file, that exempted the bulk shipment of grain. Wh

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I'm happy to respond on behalf of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. In our view—and not to repeat what Todd mentioned in his opening remarks—what we're proposing here is simply a balanced approach that would keep the lights on and maintain the

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, we have certainly put a lot of thought into this issue, and it is something that's very concerning for our members. As you know, a driver—at least the way I understand it—can't drive more than 13 hours, or after having been on duty for 14 hours.

Agriculture committee  That's a good question, Mr. Barlow. I don't have a direct line of sight in terms of the resource reallocation within CFIA for this specific issue. My understanding is that the delays were substantial in a few instances but not across the board. In some cases, it can take quite a

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. As you would have heard us say a few weeks ago when we testified before this committee on that bill, it is extremely important for our members. It's something we've heard about on a regular basis. We need to be putting resources into supporting biose

Finance committee  I think that's exactly it. Again, I would just highlight that it is another very concrete, very specific tax amendment that could be made and that would support the next generation of farmers, who are inheriting a very difficult situation in this, as we said, high inflation, high

Finance committee  The only thing I would add quickly to that is that part of the basis behind the recommendation around the accelerated capital cost allowance is to create the incentive for farmers to invest in their own equipment to make them more sustainable and productive. We see that intersect

Finance committee  Keith is absolutely right. Without the ability to speak to specific numbers in terms of impact losses—although we can certainly provide the committee with that information if it's interesting—I think the issue from our perspective is having a risk management framework in place th

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. As was mentioned previously, a vast majority, if not all, of the animal activists we have some experience with are very much fundamentally opposed to animal agriculture, full stop. That's really the issue. The challenge we're having is with ensuring t

Agriculture committee  I can't speak on behalf of those other organizations. What I will say is that the National Farm Animal Care Council has put in place a number of codes of practice to support animal welfare in Canada. Those codes of practice have been co-developed with organizations, like Humane C

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. I think it goes without saying that there need to be very strong deterrents in place to deal with this issue. A lot of these organization are very well resourced and funded, as you said. The penalties and implications that are in place right now are s

Agriculture committee  Sure, I'm happy to start. Pierre, feel free to jump in. I think it's difficult to answer that question without seeing the details of what those proposed amendments might look like. I think ultimately, at the end of the day, our interests are ensuring that farmers and livestock a

Agriculture committee  Certainly. Thank you for the question. As was discussed previously, trespassing legislation provincially is a bit spotty. I think this bill fills a critical gap in that sense. It also raises and elevates the importance of biosecurity as a critical issue for farmers in Canada.

Agriculture committee  Pierre, did you want to jump in?

Agriculture committee  Yes, thank you for the question. I think it is a very good question. I had a similar question before about this legislation. This is a very important bill for Canadian farmers, and certainly we're very supportive of it. As was mentioned previously, it is important from a nationa