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Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, our beef farmers are hurting in Ontario. Farmers are being left in the dark about the ongoing dispute between the CFIA and three specific beef processing plants in Ontario. The shutting down of these plants has caused many farmers to go into crisis. What immediate

December 6th, 2019House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as this is my first time rising in the House, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the constituents of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex for electing me to represent them here in Parliament. I would also like to take a quick opportunity thank all of my volunteers and m

December 13th, 2019House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the government’s profit policy as related to shipbuilding: (a) what risk assessment or mitigation does the government conduct related to guaranteed contracts for the Arctic off-shore patrol ships (AOPS), Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), and Halifax Class Frigates;

January 27th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to arctic off-shore patrol ships (AOPS): (a) will the two AOPS for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) require redesign or changes and, if so, what specific changes are required and what is the anticipated cost of each change; (b) what are the details of any contracts sign

January 27th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) fleet: (a) how many ships were committed in the first phase of the contract with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI); (b) what are the details of all contracts related to the CSC design, including (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor,

January 27th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, something that is often overlooked is the impact of the carbon tax on farms and agriculture. Who is going to feed Canadians when the government continues to raise taxes and tax farmers out of business? I am disappointed that yet again the Liberals are overlooking t

January 30th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, the illegal rail blockades are still up and are crippling Canada's economy. Canadian farmers rely on the rail system, and every day these blockades are up it causes five days of backlog to get the rail back to normal. There is a backlog of 20,000 grain cars costing

February 24th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Do you even have a clue what farmers do, Mr. Speaker? Many farmers in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex counties and across this country did not get their crops harvested due to the late spring and a wet fall. Now, they cannot pay back their advance payments, due next month, because their

February 26th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, Ontario cattle farmers are in crisis due to cancellations of federal processing and export licences. It has been months since Ryding-Regency closed, representing 10% of Ontario's beef processing industry. We have seen the government's inaction when it comes to helpin

March 10th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the CCGS McIntyre Bay and CCGS Pachena Bay: (a) what is the bollard pull of each ship; (b) does the bollard pull for each ship meet the stated minimum requirements as listed in the Public Services and Procurement Canada Request for Proposal; (c) what is the certifi

April 11th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to government-owned disabled ships since January 1, 2016: (a) how many ships have been disabled; and (b) of the ships in (a), how many required an emergency tow vessel off of the Pacific Coast, broken down by year and by shepherd displacement?

April 11th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, the government has been promising a review of business risk management programs since 2015. Farmers need immediate assistance as they are facing a cash flow crisis while trying to buy their inputs for this year's crops. Measures offered thus far have only put them furt

April 11th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, agriculture and food need to be deemed an essential service to protect our food supply chain. Last week, Public Safety Canada made an announcement on essential services but stated, “These essential services and functions are advisory in nature. This guidance is not, no

April 11th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, the pork industry needs immediate assistance. In Ontario and Quebec, there is a bottleneck in processing plants. Some of these plants are closed due to COVID-19 and workers do not feel safe going to work. If these processing plants do not reopen soon, farmers will be f

April 11th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, ornamental horticulture greenhouse growers are facing a crisis across Canada as nurseries and garden centres are not opening, leaving more than $2 billion in plant inventories. What initiatives is the government discussing to address this sector, which does not quali

April 11th, 2020House debate

Lianne RoodConservative