The death of Bill C-282 is mourned by supply management supporters and praised by producers who rely on exports
Glacier FarmMedia – Some pieces of agricultural legislation will likely be terminated following Justin Trudeau’s announcement last week that he would be stepping down as prime minister and proroguing Parliament. When Parliament prorogues, any bills originating in the Senate are terminated and any House of Commons bills return to first reading. This would be the […] Read moreTag Archives Bill C-282
Industries want Senate to reject amendments
Dairy, egg and poultry producers say their sectors are at risk if Bill C-282 isn’t passed in its original form
REGINA — Supply managed sectors say they’re disappointed with amendments to Bill C-282. The Senate foreign affairs committee earlier this month agreed in a 10-3 vote to changes that they say made the bill meaningless. The private member’s bill calls for dairy, egg and poultry production to be protected in future trade negotiations but the […] Read more
Setting the record straight on Bill C-282
Canada is an attractive trading partner for many nations. Arguing that countries would abandon trade talks simply because we aim to protect our domestic dairy, poultry and egg sectors is unsupported rhetoric. Comprehensive trade deals are just that — comprehensive. Turning supply management, and the livelihoods of our farmers and rural communities, into a scapegoat […] Read more
Red flag before a bull? This is not the time
A private member’s bill intended to keep supply management off the table in future trade negotiations has generated much debate as it works its way through Parliament. Supply management proponents say Bill C-282 in its original form is necessary to protect their sector and won’t be the disaster that some predict. Sectors of the agricultural […] Read more
Senate won’t fast-track supply management bill
Bloc Quebecois makes bill’s immediate passage a condition of preventing an early election, but senators will not budge
REGINA — The Senate committee on foreign affairs and international trade appears to be staying the course on Bill C-282, despite pressure to move it along quicker. International trade minister Mary Ng and others wrote to the committee earlier this month, twice asking it to expedite the bill that would protect supply managed sectors in […] Read more
Dairy sector raises questions about milk dumping report
REGINA — The Canadian dairy sector has questions about a new report that says milk producers are wasting an extraordinary amount of milk and losing billions of dollars when they dump surplus production. The study published in Ecological Economics said 6.8 billion litres has been discarded since 2012. That could have supplied the annual dairy […] Read more
Report finds 6.8 billion litres of milk discarded since 2012
Study says milk dumping should be illegal and calls for more transparency on how much surplus is produced and wasted
REGINA — Canadian milk producers are wasting an extraordinary amount of milk and losing billions of dollars when they dump surplus production, a new study has found. The study published in Ecological Economics said 6.8 billion litres has been discarded since 2012. That could have supplied the annual dairy intake for 4.2 million Canadians, it […] Read more
Trade group protests supply management bill
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says a private member’s bill would hobble the country’s trade negotiators
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says a bill meant to shield supply managed industries during future trade negotiations is “terrible trade policy for a country that depends on exports.” The industry group took issue with Bill C-282 in a recent letter to the Canadian Senate. The bill would amend the Department of […] Read more
Supply management bill moves slowly through Senate
A private member’s bill that wants to take supply management off the trade table is at the centre of attention in Ottawa
REGINA — Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-282 in the Senate is not expected until November, after the Bloc Quebecois deadline for triggering a federal election. Passing the private member’s bill to protect supply management in future trade agreements by Oct. 29 was one of BQ leader Yves-Francois Blanchet’s demands when he voted against recent Conservative […] Read more
VIDEO: Bill to protect supply management unlikely to harm trade talks
OTTAWA — Long-time Canadian trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Bill C-282 is a political signal and not likely to threaten future deals. There has been a lot of opposition to the bill from grain and livestock exporters who say entire deals are at risk if the supply managed sectors are kept off the table. The […] Read more
