OTTAWA — Delegates to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture might be on political overload after the opening day of the 2023 annual meeting March 6.
They heard from all five federal leaders in the House of Commons during an afternoon of speeches.
Prime minister Justin Trudeau kicked off the meeting with a speech followed by a question and answer session.
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Pierre Poilievre of the Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh from the NDP, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May and Yves-Francois Blanchet from the Bloc Quebecois all followed.
Trudeau spoke in place of agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, who was on hand to introduce him.
The discussions were wide-ranging, from climate change to supply management to labour.
The meeting is Mary Robinson’s last as president after a four-year term at the helm as the first female CFA president.
Keith Currie from Ontario replaces her officially on March 7. Todd Lewis from Saskatchewan and Pierre Lampron from Quebec are the two vice-presidents.
Tomorrow’s agenda will focus on resolutions from the member organizations that have come to the national table, a panel on challenges and opportunities and another on innovation and resilience in agriculture.
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