Agriculture committee  The other suggestion for lines 8 to 10 is that NDP-2 deals with those lines, so there may be opportunities on NDP-2 to entertain subamendments from LIB-1 or G-2, whatever the case may be. In response to Mr. Drouin's point, in the last Parliament we passed Bill C-205

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act   with this at the agriculture committee. He knows as well as I do that there are exemptions in the existing act. He also knows that there is room for improvement, which is why I voted for Bill C-234. However, what I never hear Conservatives talk about is that, over the last three years, we have seen

Agriculture committee  Thank you for that. Mr. Roy, I'd like to turn to you. This committee is in receipt of a letter from infectious disease experts, all doctors in their fields. Let me quote a section from their letter: “However, as it is currently written, Bill C-275 does not address

Agriculture committee  Mr. Roy, we have infectious disease experts writing to our committee and telling us that Bill C-275 in its current form does not address existing biosecurity disease risks. From the industry point of view, how do you respond to experts who are asking our committee to amend

Agriculture committee   organization is involved with. In terms of Bill C-275, in the previous Parliament we had Bill C-205. I think you've seen how this committee amended that bill and reported it back to the House, and there have been a lot of concerns over whether this bill is intruding on the provincial

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In response to Mr. Steinley's comments, I actually don't believe that we're putting our farmers on trial here. It was the Conservatives who brought this bill forward—Bill C-275—and I believe that as a committee we owe it to Canada's farmers, the public

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd also like to echo the thanks to all of the witnesses who are helping to guide this committee in its examination under Bill C-275. Dr. Lazare, I'd like to turn my first question to you. I think you've very clearly outlined the problematic

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act   region. I have been proud to call that area my home for over 30 years, and I am proud to be standing in this House in support of Bill C-280. This is a measure that has long been talked about in this very chamber, and we now have an opportunity to actually change the law. As many

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   Coast Guard give to the department regarding her commitment to investigate the situation on Monday May 29, 2023; (c) are there other departments that have received requests for funding from Pacheedaht First Nation for the completion of this project; and (d) what assessments have been

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   taken by department staff resulting from the minister's directives in (a); (c) what are the details of all studies and reports conducted regarding the school, including the (i) department responsible for study, (ii) date completed, (iii) title, (iv) suggested actions

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns   practices that remove carbon dioxide from the environment, (ii) farming practices that use minimal tillage methods; and (c) does the government believe that there is a link between soil health and accessible, affordable food?

Questions on the Order Paper   efforts has the Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council made to ensure that affordability is included and measured as a target of the Food Policy for Canada; and (c) what are the details of all community-based initiatives that have been invested in, including the (i) name of the project

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Lemaire, thank you both for being here and helping guide our committee through its study of Bill C-280. I also have some questions on the credit issue. It's not the first time I've heard this brought up. I think it's

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  . The situation the member described is one that has existed for many of my constituents before we had child care agreements, before Bill C-35 even came into being. I do not see how those particular issues could not be helped by the bill. It is trying to enshrine a payment system, a funding

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act   seeking to bring in dental care? I am glad that as New Democrats we have forced Liberals to see the value in such programs, and I am similarly glad that, through our confidence and supply agreement, a bill such as Bill C-35 is a part of that agreement. I would agree with the member