US EditionSenate committee makes major changes to Bloc Québécois supply management bill
- Senators on the foreign affairs committee amended a controversial agricultural trade bill on Wednesday, moving it back to the House of Commons.
- The bill, proposed by Bloc Québécois MP Luc Thériault, seeks to limit concessions on dairy, egg, and poultry markets.
- Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet criticized senators for prioritizing American interests over Canadians after the Senate committee's vote.
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Senate Committee Makes Major Changes to Bloc Québécois Supply Management Bill
A committee of senators voted to add a major caveat to a politically charged bill from the Bloc Québécois that’s intended to protect supply management. The private member’s bill seeks to protect Canada’s supply management system during international trade negotiations, and had broad support in the House of Commons from all parties. It has been at the centre of political machinations since September, when the Bloc announced its support of the gov…
The Senate committee studying the Bloc bill on the protection and management of supply has adopted a...
The Bloc Québecois spokesperson on agriculture, agri-food and supply management, Yves Perron, and the sponsor of Bill C-282, Luc Thériault, denounced the intention of a Senate committee to make amendments, which would sabotage the Bloc Québécois bill on supply management. The content of the bill was fully approved by all parties represented in the House of Commons. “For many weeks we have been denouncing the bias and lack of impartiality of some…
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