Bill C-218 (Historical)

Agricultural Supply Management Recognition and Promotion Act

An Act for the recognition and promotion of agricultural supply management

This bill was last introduced in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in September 2008.

This bill was previously introduced in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session.

Sponsor

Wayne Easter  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

The purpose of this enactment is to establish and implement the Government of Canada’s policy respecting agricultural supply management.
The enactment sets out the mandate of the Minister designated for the purposes of the Act, and requires other ministers with responsibilities relating to agricultural supply management to take the measures that they consider appropriate in order to implement the policy.
The enactment also allows the Minister to enter into agreements with the provinces and territories and with foreign states with respect to the implementation of the policy.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Agricultural Supply Management Recognition and Promotion ActRoutine Proceedings

April 10th, 2006 / 3 p.m.
See context

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-218, An Act for the recognition and promotion of agricultural supply management.

Mr. Speaker, it does indeed give me pleasure to bring forward this bill. The intent of this bill is to further support our successful supply management sector and to ensure that the support, which all political parties in the House agree with, is provided for within a legal framework.

There has been some confusion on whether the government really does support supply management. This gives the members of the government the opportunity to show support in this House through a piece of legislation indicating that all parties do indeed support this successful system of marketing.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)