Bill C-216 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Louis Plamondon Bloc

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

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 22, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act so that the Minister of Foreign Affairs cannot make certain commitments with respect to international trade regarding certain goods.

Similar bills

C-282 (current session) An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

C-216 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

Elsewhere

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

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-216s:

C-216 (2021) Health-based Approach to Substance Use Act

C-216 (2016) National Perinatal Bereavement Awareness Day Act

C-216 (2013) Former Canadian Forces Members Act

Votes

March 10, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)

Debate Summary

This is a computer-generated summary of the speeches below. Usually it’s accurate, but every now and then it’ll contain inaccuracies or total fabrications.

Bill C-216 seeks to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act to protect Canada's supply management system for dairy, poultry, and eggs in future international trade negotiations.

Bloc

Make supply management protection law: The Bloc proposes Bill C-216 to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, legally mandating the minister to protect supply management in trade negotiations.
Address broken promises: Despite unanimous motions, past governments have made concessions in trade agreements, harming supply-managed sectors; legislation is needed as promises are not enough.
Trade deals damaged sector: Recent trade agreements have weakened supply management, resulting in significant income losses for producers and compromising border protection and market stability.
Farmers demand legislative protection: Farmers and industry groups are tired of empty promises and delayed compensation, urging all parties to pass Bill C-216 to secure the future of this vital economic sector.

Conservative

Supports supply management: The Conservative Party strongly supports and defends supply management for dairy, poultry, and eggs, viewing it as essential for Canadian agriculture and food security.
Bill C-216 is ineffective: Conservatives argue Bill C-216 is not a good way to protect supply management and could make farmers a target in future trade negotiations, potentially leading to more concessions.
Criticizes Liberal failures: The party criticizes the Liberal government for failing to protect supply management in trade deals and not delivering promised compensation to farmers in a timely and transparent manner.
Conservative commitments: A Conservative government would protect supply management, involve farmers in trade talks, pay full compensation, modernize risk programs, and address abusive grocery practices.

NDP

Supports bill C-216: The NDP strongly supports Bill C-216 to prevent the government from undermining the supply management system in future trade agreements.
Defends supply management: The party views supply management as crucial for providing farmers with a decent income, ensuring fair prices for consumers, and supporting food security and stability.
Notes past failures: NDP members criticize previous governments for repeatedly selling out supply management sectors during international trade negotiations like CPTPP, CETA, and CUSMA.
Requires legal protection: Bill C-216 would legally mandate the Minister of Trade to protect supply management by prohibiting increases to tariff rate quotas or reductions in excess tariffs during negotiations.

Liberal

Supports supply management system: The government strongly supports supply management as a pillar of Canada's rural and economic prosperity, ensuring fair prices for farmers and high-quality products for consumers.
No new market access in trade deals: The government has made it clear that Canada will not provide any new market access for supply-managed products in future international trade agreements.
Compensates producers for past agreements: The government is delivering on its commitment to fully and fairly compensate supply-managed producers and processors for the impacts of recent trade agreements like CUSMA, CETA, and CPTPP.
Defends the system in negotiations: Despite intense pressure, particularly from the United States during CUSMA negotiations, the government succeeded in preserving the supply management system with its three pillars.

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The House resumed from March 9 consideration of the motion that Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development ActPrivate Members' Business

March 10th, 2021 / 4:10 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

Pursuant to order made on Monday, January 25, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-216, under Private Members' Business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #68

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development ActPrivate Members' Business

March 10th, 2021 / 4:25 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and referred to a committee)