Gov’t officials, farm groups say private member’s bill focusing on pandemic preparation is a significant risk to agriculture
Glacier FarmMedia – Alberta government officials and farmers are displeased with a private member’s bill currently moving through the Senate that they say could decimate agriculture in the province if it passes. Bill C-293, an act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness, contains provisions regarding anti-microbial resistance and could regulate commercial activities that can contribute to […] Read moreTag Archives Bill C-293
Letters to the editor – November 14, 2024
Pandemic bill poses food security threat Bill C-293, the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act, passed third reading in the House of Commons on June 5. The Senate has passed first reading of the bill and second reading is in now in debate. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture addressed the controversy of the legislation in response […] Read more
Loaded language in bill requires further attention
A private member’s bill working its way through Parliament doesn’t sound controversial at first blush. Most parliamentarians don’t seem to have thought so, either. Bill C-293, the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act, was approved by the House of Commons in June by a vote of 164-144, albeit with reservations from some MPs, and is now […] Read more
Pandemic response bill worries livestock groups
Industry says Bill C-293 contains ill-defined terms and heavy-handed language that unfairly targets animal agriculture
Glacier FarmMedia – A federal bill that purports to protect Canada from the next pandemic is drawing fire from the agriculture sector. In a recent editorial titled “Is Bill C-293 Canada’s ‘Vegan Act?’” Sylvain Charlebois, director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, said the bill “represents an unprecedented governmental intrusion into personal dietary choices and […] Read more
