Richard Lehoux at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

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

May 6th, 2021 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Richard Lehoux Conservative Beauce, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Good afternoon, Mr. Barlow. Thank you for being here today.

I have a fairly straightforward question for you.

Bill C-205 is quite significant. My riding is home to a lot of hog farmers, so protecting biosecurity is certainly very important to them. It's one of the worries farmers have, worries that can easily lead to mental health problems.

Mr. Barlow, talk, if you would, about the bill's deterrent effect. When it comes to break-ins, are the fines stiff enough to deter would-be perpetrators?

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