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Q1 – How will the Canadian Food Inspection Agency implement the Pan-Canadian Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance?
Q1 – What is the Government doing to ensure that Canadian farmers have access to products that their American counterparts can use, such as lambda-cyhalothrin? Q2 – When will Maximum Residue Limits increases be considered for glyphosate? Q3 – What is Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) doing to reach the COP15 pesticide-related risk reduction target? Q4 – Will AAFC shift its commitments to COP15 in light of the European President's withdrawal from its commitment (Sustainable Use Regulation) to Reduce Pesticide use by 50% by 2030? Q5 – What does Canada think of the EU's approach to pesticides?
Q1 – How much compensation is being provided to members of the sector? Q2 – What are the details of the CUSMA compensation? Q3 – What are the details of the Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund?
Q1 – What are the next steps in the Canada-United States-Mexico (CUSMA) dispute on this issue? Q2 – Why is it a concern that Canada doesn’t export corn to Mexico? Q3 – Is Canada concerned about the health impacts of biotechnology corn and glyphosate on human health or the environment?
Q1 – What is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency doing to protect animals and the food chain from contaminants in biosolids? Q2 – Has the Government of Canada formulated a risk management plan to mitigate risks posed by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)? Q3 – How are biosolids imported from the United States to Quebec regulated? Q4 - Why is the Government of Canada not applying standards as strict as those proposed by the Government of Quebec?
Q1 – What actions are taken by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at federally inspected abattoirs to prevent avoidable suffering of animals during their handling and slaughtering? Q2 – What is this Government doing to facilitate the transportation of animals during emergency situations? Q3 – What is this Government doing to the reduce suffering of animals during transportation? Q4 – What is this Government doing to address concerns on Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) for transporters regarding the potential impact on animal welfare while trying to comply with the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations?
Q1 – How is the AgriRecovery framework responding to disaster events? Q2 – How is AAFC helping farmers with increased costs? Q3 – How is the government addressing climate change through business risk management? Q4 - How is the BRM Suite supporting producers in British Columbia given multiple events impacting the province? Q5 - How is the government responding to requests for fundamental BRM program improvements?
Q1 – When will the Grocery Code of Conduct be implemented? Q2 – How will governments support the implementation of the Grocery Code? Q3 - Will a grocery code of conduct impact food prices? Q4. Will compliance with the Grocery Code be enforceable? Q5 – Why is the government not imposing a mandatory code of conduct?
Q1– What is the ruling of the CPTPP Panel? Q2 – How is Canada responding to the next steps from New Zealand on dairy TRQs? Q3– What is the ruling of the second CUSMA Panel? Q4-What are the expected next steps from the United States on the issue of dairy?