The senate does the right thing.
Blacklock’s- Senators Gut Dairy Bill C-282
Bill C-282 An Act To Amend The Department Of Foreign Affairs Act would have prohibited “any commitment on behalf of the Government of Canada by international trade treaty or agreement” that would impact quota holders. “We need to de-risk this bill,” said Senator Harder, sponsor of an amendment stating the ban would not apply in “renegotiation of an international trade treaty.”
The Bloc yesterday in a statement agreed the bill was effectively dead. “Amendments would simply destroy the scope of the bill,” it said.
Wow, what happened there?! One reason Canada adopted a supply-management system was to enure producers could make a comfortable living. No one has yet indicated just what a ‘comfortable living’ is. Like other agricultural producers, there are fewer of them, but how comfortabe are they?
” … but how comfortabe are they?”
That largely depends on the debt they undertook.
Here’s what Dairy farms cost.
https://culliganrealestate.ca/listings/dairy/
Exactly.
How much of that is value of the farm, and how much of that is value of the quota?
https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/sector/animal-industry/canadian-dairy-information-centre/statistics-market-information/farm-statistics/monthly-exchange-quota
The Senate Committee voted for this amendment.
It now goes to the FULL Senate for a vote.
Then it goes back to the House of Commons which can reject the Senate’s amendment.
It ain’t over yet.
Supply management was sold, among other things, as a way to “save the family farm”. Since it’s implementation the number of dairy farms has plummeted. Gone through the floor. There are fewer than 10k left in Canada with 45% in quebekkie. It’s all about quebek.
Maybe the Trumpster might have something to say about that.
“Supply management was sold, among other things, as a way to “save the family farm”. Since it’s implementation the number of dairy farms has plummeted. Gone through the floor. There are fewer than 10k left in Canada with 45% in quebekkie. It’s all about quebek.”
Yes, and much less about family than about corporations. It’s mostly about the precious ‘quota’ that is sold with any dairy farm.
Translation
The liberals in the senate have decided it’s time for an election.
The writ drops over the next budget vote.