Dave Epp at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On May 6th, 2021. See this statement in context.

May 6th, 2021 / 5:05 p.m.

Conservative

Dave Epp Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks for the testimony from the officials.

I'll start with background. We had some material showing that 43 charges were laid under the Health of Animals Act in 2018; two under the act and three under the regulations in 2019; and 12 in 2020. That is a precipitous decline.

Can you comment on the nature of those charges in general and why the decline occurred?

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