There is provincial legislation. There's the Criminal Code, and as I said before, the jurisdiction on the farm is a provincial responsibility, and therefore it's pertinent that they and the peace officers will enforce these kind of activities. CFIA is not there on the farms unless there's a regulated disease to be managed. Therefore, having this enacted in the Health of Animals Act will sort of muddle the accountability between provinces and the federal government, because the way the bill is drafted right now, there will have to be evidence beyond any doubt that there was a disease or a biosecurity breach that happened in order to prosecute any perpetrators. In the provincial legislation there are provisions that they can implement and they can enforce the provisions regarding trespassing and the Criminal Code.
On May 6th, 2021. See this statement in context.