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 Supply Management — page 3
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
The facts may be known but why are they withheld?
The Canadian dairy industry hasn’t done itself any favours in the aftermath of a report that claims farmers have dumped a large amount of milk in the last 12 years. The study, written by three academics including Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University, angered dairy producers but produced little meaningful explanation from the industry. The study’s […] Read more
Keep dairy, eggs and poultry Canadian
The Senate needs to pass Bill C-282 to prevent future trade negotiators from bargaining away more of Canada’s supply-managed dairy, poultry or egg markets, now served by Canadian farmers and benefiting the Canadian economy and food system. The House of Commons passed this bill with over 80 percent of MPs in favour. To become law, […] Read more
Bill C-282 opponents urge Senate not to pass it
A Senate committee is studying legislation that would make supply management off limits in future trade negotiations
REGINA — Canadian agricultural exporters mounted a full court press against Bill C-282 last week, while the Senate committee studying the bill heard former ambassadors and federal ministers say it’s bad policy. The bill to protect supply management in future trade negotiations appears to have support from several members of the committee on foreign affairs […] 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
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
