Richard Lehoux at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On November 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.

November 21st, 2024 / 9:40 a.m.

Conservative

Richard Lehoux Conservative Beauce, QC

Thank you, Mr. Rosser.

I understand from this that the Department of Finance told the Canada Border Services Agency to impose these tariffs without analyzing the possible repercussions on the entire supply chain in eastern Canada.

I will put the same question, this time to the official from the Department of Finance.

This decision was made without any thought to the potential repercussions on the procurement of fertilizer, which is important in ensuring food safety in Canada. Did it not occur to the Department of Finance to analyze this aspect, especially since our country was the first and the only one to impose these tariffs?

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