Bill Protecting Supply Management From Trade Negotiations to Become Law

Bill protecting supply management from trade negotiations to become law

As Carney tries to make a deal with Trump, the legislation would take concessions for certain industries off the bargaining table

Senate Approves Legislation That Makes Supply Management Off-Limits in Trade Negotiations

A Bloc Québécois bill aimed at preserving Canada’s supply management system during future trade negotiations is on the verge of becoming law after receiving Senate approval. Private member’s Bill C-202 successfully passed through both the House and the Senate on June 18, and is now pending royal assent to be officially enacted as law. The Senate passed the Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply manageme…

Senate passes Bloc's supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will 'handicap' negotiators

Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: 'It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s national trade policy to such an extent, and at the expense of Western Canadian producers and agricultural exporters.'

Senate passes bill to protect supply management from any future trade deals

The Senate has adopted the Bloc Québécois bill to protect supply management from any concessions in future trade negotiations.

An agricultural repurposing company lobbies federal officials about fast-tracked supply management bill

A barn cat looks over at cows as they wait to be milked at a dairy farm in Granby, Que., on Feb. 5. Sanimax, a farm products rendering company, updated its lobbying registration to include meetings with officials about Bill C-202, a law that would legally lock in import quotas for products like dairy, poultry and eggs. (The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi) Sanimax, a rendering company that reclaims and repurposes unused farm waste and ships it …