Amendment NDP-17 would add subclause 93(7) to clause 32, imposing a two-year deadline on the arbitration process. If the committee was unable to reach a decision in two years, the board would be required to provide an explanation.
Here again, the amendment is based on a recommendation made by the Union des producteurs agricoles. In its brief, the UPA indicated that, combining all the timeframes allotted for each of the steps, the process takes 30 months, undermining the credibility of the process.
So we are proposing amendment NDP-17 further to a recommendation from the UPA regarding a measure that will directly affect farmers.