Calling all Ag associations. Calling all Ag associations.

[westernvicki]

Bill C 293 is draconian.
Power will be in the hands of an unelected official over health, climate related health policy.

Read the bill.


Why has no one paid to represent us been all over this?

I understand why mainstream media is ignoring this, but we do so in the peril of our future.

Your signature on the petition, copied in the Bill C 293 post, could make a significant difference. Could you please get involved at the very least by signing the petition?



Do participate in trying to increase attention to the jurisdictional change of this hideous legislation.

[sumdumguy]

After harvest, farmers should be marching to Ottawa. Find the Chris Barbers and Tamara Lich. They can’t put us all in jail.

[sumdumguy]

Just thinking of my choices: nursing home or nice jail resort?

[bucket]

It's because they are putting money into buildings, taking selfies with politicians, GATE (whatever that is ) and farmers are gaining SFA. We have a lot of self promotion going on and that generation haven't had their eyes opened yet. Actually most politicians only have this on their resume " I know people that farm or I have relatives that farm"
Not any real experience of today's realities.

[LWeber]

www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/441/HESA/Brief/BR12473920/br-external/ChickenFarmersOfCanada-e.pdf ([url]http://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/441/HESA/Brief/BR12473920/br-external/ChickenFarmersOfCanada-e.pdf[/url])

When has anyone been on the same page as the CFC?...

[sumdumguy]

Another term of these wackos and just think of what they will dream up in their drug-infused states. We need more legal drugs, I guess.

[blackpowder]

CPC and Bloc voted against this.
We need to follow through and ensure the next government repeals.

[shtferbrains]

From the link Larry posted from the Chicken Farmers:

While the majority of the Bill uses overarching language to describe the work of the Advisory Committee on pandemic response (as appointed by the Minister of Health) and the content of their reports, Section 4 (2) (l) is very specific in its intent to promote alternative proteins, regulate animal agriculture and phase out high-risk species. Section 4 (2) (l) is a departure from the remainder of the Bill which is seen as allowing the Advisory Committee the flexibility to “assess”, “include” or “summarize” areas of importance whereas Section 4 (2) (l) is written in a top-down, heavy approach to “regulate” and “phase out”. As a result, this Bill has already made the decision for the Advisory Committee that these areas are in need of regulation and has removed the ability for any assessment or summarization. In fact, the wording of this Bill only allows the Advisory Committee to provide measures for regulation and phasing out, otherwise they have not performed their role as required in the Bill

CFC believes that the basis of this section makes a judgment call that animal agriculture is the cause of pandemics – a notion that is not supported and does not represent the cause of diseases listed in the preamble of the Bill. This premise is tied to the initiative of promoting the production of alternate proteins, which is a specific example not seen elsewhere in the Bill. Initiatives to promote alternative proteins in a Bill on pandemic prevention and preparedness is misplaced and misaligned with the Bill’s objectives. CFC believes that Section 4 (2) (l) is too limiting in its direction and in turn could distract the Advisory Committee from more beneficial areas of work

[furrowtickler]

Who proposed and brought foreword this insane bill ??

[blackpowder]

Private Members Bill.
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Liberal
Beaches East York. Ontario

[sumdumguy]

Child Trudeau Prince

[blackpowder]

Reading the latest mags from the grower orgs I see no mention of this.
Our orgs seem to have no govt advocacy mandate. Mostly agronomy and marketing.
How long before we modernize our industry and have an exclusive govt liaison organization??
Ya I know, still a wacko.
Gawd forbid we have strong, seperate orgs.
Think NAWG and USWheat and others.
Can someone who knows explain this as I don't leave the farm much.
What am I missing? Anyone?

[jamesb]

Reading the latest mags from the grower orgs I see no mention of this.
Our orgs seem to have no govt advocacy mandate. Mostly agronomy and marketing.
How long before we modernize our industry and have an exclusive govt liaison organization??
Ya I know, still a wacko.
Gawd forbid we have strong, seperate orgs.
Think NAWG and USWheat and others.
Can someone who knows explain this as I don't leave the farm much.
What am I missing? Anyone?

One Ottawa farm lobbyist org is Grain growers of Canada, many of the commodity groups pay into them. [url]https://graingrowers.ca/[/url]
Canada grains council [url]https://canadagrainscouncil.ca[/url] is another
You are correct though, in my understanding the commodity groups from the west don't each themselves have a lobbyist down east. The national groups Cereals Canada, Canola council of Canada and Pulse Canada are more industry advocacy, market access, promotion etc

[furrowtickler]

This absolute nonsense must stop

[furrowtickler]

These clowns are going to override all we currently do in Ag
it’s ridiculous