Farmers depend on rail service for their canola to get shipped and ultimately get paid. Disruptions cause backups, hinder sales, and impact farmers’ cash flow, while also damaging Canada’s global reputation. 

Investing in port infrastructure and supporting competition in our railways through extended interswitching are key to maintaining an efficient, competitive supply chain.

Farmers face varying risks and need reliable tools to protect their operations. The government must engage further with farmers to solve inadequacies and inefficiencies in business risk management programs to support farm viability in these turbulent times. BRM programs must remain funded and exclusively focused on protecting farmers against income and production losses. Current environmental linkages erode the core purpose and can impact participation.

Farmers need capital to invest in their operations but face unfair carbon taxes with no fuel alternatives. 

Permanently removing the carbon tax on farms and reversing the capital gains tax increase will boost productivity, support food security, and ensure family farms remain in Canada.

Farmers thrive when regulations, policies, and programs foster agricultural innovation, improving on-farm efficiency, increasing production, and strengthening Canada’s global agricultural competitiveness. To empower farmers with new beneficial practices and technologies, the government must prioritize funding for robust research, support effective training and knowledge transfer, and establish a regulatory framework that facilitates the commercialization of innovative products. Modernize the Canada Grain Act and the Canadian Grain Commission to enhance farmer protections and Canada’s grain quality assurance system to meet the markets of today.