OTTAWA — A senior American agricultural policy leader is cautioning Canadian farmers to expect the dairy dispute to rise again soon. “Watch out on dairy. I think that’s real,” Ted McKinney, a former undersecretary at U.S. Department of Agriculture, a former Indiana minister of agriculture and currently chief executive officer of the National Association of […] Read more
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Canola growers scramble to address federal policy issues
Another day, another issue for canola growers to tackle. From the federal government’s musing on reducing emissions from fertilizer use to trade matters to carbon pricing, policy dominates much of the work carried out by farmer organizations. The most recent concern surrounds amendments made in the Senate to Bill C-234 that removed barns and greenhouses […] Read more
Supply management bill reaches second reading in Senate
The private member’s bill would prevent supply managed sectors from being on the table during future trade negotiations
The bill to enshrine support for supply management in federal legislation is at second reading in the Senate. Bill C-282 would amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act to keep supply managed sectors out of future trade negotiations. Senator Amina Gerba from Quebec moved second reading, saying she agreed to sponsor the […] Read more
Debate heats up over bill to protect supply management
Bloc Quebecois takes Conservatives to task for opposition to private member’s bill that would prevent concessions in future trade deals
Although all parties overwhelmingly agreed to move the bill to protect supply management in future trade negotiations through the parliamentary process earlier this year, some Conservatives are speaking against it, saying it could have unintended consequences and has divided agricultural sectors.
Supply management bill divides MPs as vote looms
The Conservative shadow minister for agriculture says differing messages coming out of two standing committees last week do not show division within the party over supply management. The agriculture committee issued its report following its study of global food security, which included a recommendation to protect the supply management system. At the international trade committee, […] Read more
