Update: Bill C-202 formally became law, receiving Royal Assent on June 26, 2025. The swift passage of Bill C-202 through Parliament has drawn a polarized reaction from Canadian farm groups. While dairy, poultry, and egg farmers are welcoming the bill, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, Grain Growers of Canada, and other national and provincial organizations... Read More
Category: Supply Management
Members of Parliament have granted unanimous approval to the Bloc Québécois' latest bill aimed at preventing concessions on Canada's supply management framework for dairy, eggs, and poultry in upcoming trade talks. A motion to adopt Bill C-202 at all stages in the House of Commons passed with a voice vote on Thursday afternoon, fast-tracking it... Read More
The introduction of Bill C-202 this week in the House of Commons has reignited discussions around supply management and Canada’s national trade negotiations. The legislation, with the same wording as previous efforts under different bill numbers, would prohibit Canadian trade negotiators from discussing supply-managed sectors during trade talks—a move that critics argue ties the hands... Read More
The leader of the Bloc Quebecois has introduced another private member's bill that aims to prevent any concessions on supply management in future trade negotiations. Bill C-202 is identical to Bill C-282, which was approved by the House of Commons in 2023, but died at the report stage in the Senate when Parliament was dissolved... Read More
The two front-runners vying to form the next Government of Canada have both published their party's election platforms, as of Tuesday. When it comes to agriculture and farming-related commitments, there are some common themes in both documents from Mark Carney's Liberals and Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. At a high level, both parties are pledging to reduce... Read More
Canada's federal agriculture and public safety ministers say they have directed agencies under their oversight to work on cracking down on the longstanding issue of fraudulent chicken meat imports into Canada. "The issue of spent fowl misrepresentation is one that demands decisive action. This is fraud and it undermines consumers, our farmers, distorts our markets,... Read More
The private member's bill that aimed to prohibit any concessions to Canada's supply managed dairy, poultry, and egg markets in future trade talks has been derailed by an amendment passed at the Senate's foreign affairs and international trade committee. Bloc MP Luc Theriault's Bill C-282 is technically still alive, but the odds of it becoming... Read More
New Zealand's government is ramping up its dispute with Canada over market access for dairy products. On Friday, New Zealand's trade and agriculture minister, Todd McClay, notified the Canadian government and other countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that New Zealand is triggering mandatory negotiations over the dairy dispute. The... Read More
Regular government business has come to a standstill in the House of Commons over the past week, decreasing the likelihood that multiple agriculture-related bills will cross the finish line before Parliament is inevitably dissolved for an election. The impasse over the Liberals' refusal to yield to a Conservative motion to hand over green tech fund... Read More
Negotiations on a trade deal between Canada and the UK have come to a halt with both sides unhappy about what the other is offering when it comes to market access for agricultural products. The British side has walked away from the table, citing a lack of progress in negotiations on a longer-term bilateral deal.... Read More