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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food (AGRI)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 118

Thursday, November 7, 2024, 8:28 a.m. to 10:06 a.m.

Room 125-B, West Block

Webcast

Presiding

Kody Blois, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Yves Perron

Acting Members present

• Alexandre Boulerice for Richard Cannings (NDP)

• Dave Epp for Richard Lehoux (Conservative)

• Sonia Sidhu for Heath MacDonald (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Corentin Bialais, Analyst

• Daniel Farrelly, Analyst

Railways: Issues and Opportunities for Canadian Agriculture

Witnesses

Ontario Federation of Agriculture

• Drew Spoelstra, President

• Jason Bent, Director, Policy Research

Pulse Canada

• Terry Youzwa, Chair

Union des producteurs agricoles

• Stéphanie Levasseur, Second General Vice-President

• David Tougas, Coordinator, Business Economics

Western Grain Elevator Association

• Wade Sobkowich, Executive Director

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, October 24, 2024, the committee commenced its study of railways: issues and opportunities for Canadian agriculture.

Drew Spoelstra, Terry Youzwa, Stéphanie Levasseur and Wade Sobkowich made statements and, with David Tougas and Jason Bent, answered questions.

Committee Business

The committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to committee business.

John Barlow gave notice of the following motion:

That, given:

a) the Minister of Agriculture confirmed he didn’t know the capital gains tax hike was in Budget 2024;

b) no consultation was completed by the Minister of Agriculture with the agriculture sector; and

c) the concerning and heartbreaking testimony the committee has heard on the impact the capital gains take hike will have on farm families;

The committee hold at least four additional meetings on its study of the intergenerational transfer of farms and new entrants.