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 moreTag Archives Supply Management — page 4
Canola growers want support in trade dispute
Wheat Growers Association says grain producers should get the same protection as what supply management receives
SASKATOON — Grain growers should be treated the same as dairy, egg and poultry farmers when it comes to trade upheaval, says a farm group. That was one of the main messages in a letter the Wheat Growers Association recently sent to Mary Ng, federal minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development. Related […] Read more
Farmer wades into uncharted territory
Producer left behind a career in finance to return to the family grain farm; then he decided to become a chicken farmer
When Cameron Evesque watched the bright lights of Calgary fade in his rear-view mirror in the fall of 2018, he knew he was leaving an established, stable career behind. What he didn’t know was that he was on the road to becoming a chicken farmer. Evesque had risen quickly through the ranks at the Agriculture […] Read more
Farming needs new land tenure options
Farm succession is partially motivated by a love of family and land in both generations. Despite tensions between generations and varying expectations, succession works well in some cases. Today, many farms are aggregated parcels of land with equipment, infrastructure and perhaps quota, often incorporated, even if they are family run, and may not include the […] 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
‘We feel betrayed’
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
Case of the secret chicken price hike
We deeply value our farmers and rely on their hard work to provide us with essential food. Most farmers are eager to share their stories and take pride in their work. When it comes to supply-managed sectors, such as dairy, eggs and poultry, the dynamics are a bit different, particularly regarding the prices they can […] Read more
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal
REGINA — The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa’s […] Read more
Trade panel rejects U.S. dairy complaint
OTTAWA (Reuters) —A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official report showed Nov. 24. The United States had accused Canada of not meeting obligations under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to […] Read more
Trade panel rejects U.S. dairy complaint
UPDATED: November 24, 2023 – 1435 CST – to include comment from the Dairy Farmers of Canada’s David Wiens. OTTAWA (Reuters) — A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official report […] Read more
