Agriculture committee  I do believe that's the case, yes.

Agriculture committee  That would depend on how the law, if it comes into force, is interpreted, and whether the wording around being on a farm without lawful excuse extends to the taking in of “any animal or thing”. It's a question of interpretation. It could go either way.

Agriculture committee  If they're on a farm illegally in Ottawa, Ontario, or—

Agriculture committee  I can't see that as being an issue, but to me the bill is targeting trespassers, not that kind of situation. Those are the situations we want to see happen.

Agriculture committee  No, it is not, unless their contract or employment terms prohibit them from bringing in a camera or a thing.

Agriculture committee  My broad answer is yes. As I've mentioned, the federal government can regulate health and safety by way of criminal law power, and I think that this extends to biosecurity. As I said, if this bill actually dealt with biosecurity across the board and not just on the part of tres

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry. I going to switch to English. I'm really rusty in French. The fact that it prohibits entry or only applies to people who are trespassing, who are there illegally without lawful authority, makes this law a trespass bill. If that were removed, in my opinion it would lo

Agriculture committee  I'm sorry. There were a lot of questions there. What I said with respect to Bill 156 in Ontario is that Parliament could prohibit the introduction of biosecurity threats on farms. However, what I'm saying today is that this bill doesn't do that, because it only applies to trespa

Agriculture committee  Thank you. I'm happy to be here. My name is Dr. Jodi Lazare. I am an associate professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie, where I teach the mandatory constitutional law course and an animal law seminar. I previously held a research grant from the Social Sciences and