Alberta Conservative MP John Barlow has re-introduced legislative amendments to protect biosecurity on farms.
The federal agriculture critic had presented his private member’s bill in the last Parliament, but it died at the election call last summer.
Barlow said Bill C-275 would amend the Health of Animals Act.
“This is very fitting with what we have seen across Canada with the spread of avian influenza, the possibility of diseases like African swine fever, and what we have gone through in my riding with BSE,” said the Foothills MP in the House of Commons.
“These show us how important it is to protect biosecurity on our farms and ensure that those who may endanger our farms and our farm families are held accountable for those actions, which is why I am tabling this amendment to the Health of Animals Act.”
A date for second reading and further debate is not yet known.
Meanwhile, another private member’s bill, C-234, which addresses exemptions of natural gas and propane use on farms, has been referred to the standing agriculture committee.
