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Q1 – What factors are considered when selecting eligible beneficial management practices (BMPs) in the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)? Q2 – Has the OFCAF program been responsive to the sector when considering new BMPs for inclusion? Q3 – Does AAFC have a process in place for considering new BMP addition to the OFCAF?
Q1 – What is the suite of Federal Programming under Sustainable CAP? Q2 – What is the status of Federal Programming under Sustainable CAP? Q3 – How will Sustainable CAP Cost-Shared Programming support the Canadian agriculture sector? Q4 – How will Sustainable CAP address the environment and climate change?
Q1 – What is the Government’s response regarding the paused negotiations on the Early Progressive Trade Agreement /Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with India?
Q1 – When will Canada Royal Milk have the capacity to manufacture infant formula for the domestic and export markets? Q2 – Why has the price of infant formula increased in the last two years?
Q1 – What are the main sources of methane emissions in the agriculture sector? Q2 – What are the anticipated emissions reductions for the agricultural sector? Q3 – What federal programs and policies are there to mitigate agricultural methane emissions? Q4 – Why is the program not supporting innovations focused on manure management or livestock other than cattle?
Q1 – What is the Government doing to prevent the introduction and spread of dog rabies in Canada? Q2 – Why has the Government implemented a measure to prohibit the entry of commercial dogs from countries at high-risk for dog rabies? Q3 – Why does the Canadian Food Inspection Agency update the list of countries at high-risk for dog rabies? / Why are countries being included/removed from the list? Q4 – What is the Government doing for people fleeing war zones with their pet dogs? Q5 – What is the Government’s response to petitions to ban puppy mills and prevent puppy mill imports?
Q1 – What is the Government of Canada doing to support modern plant breeding innovation and keep pace with technology in plant breeding? Q2 – Why was a guidance update needed? Q3– How is the Government working with industry on plant breeding innovation? Q4 – Was the Government’s consultation on plant breeding innovation too narrow, or compromised by outside influence? Q5 – How does the Government ensure the integrity of the organic sector? Q6–How do plant breeders know if a pre-market safety assessment is needed? Q7 – How does Canada’s updated gene editing guidance compare with other countries?
Q1 — Will the fertilizer emissions reduction target place restrictions on how much fertilizer can be used on farms? Q2 — How will the Department ensure improved measurement of fertilizer emissions? Q3 — What are the key steps the Department is taking to achieve the fertilizer emissions reduction target? Q4 — Has the Government considered mandatory measures if the fertilizer emissions reduction target is not reached? Q5 — Why does the fertilizer emissions reduction target address absolute emissions rather than emissions intensity?
Q1 — How is the Government ensuring that the federal carbon pollution pricing system does not create an unreasonable burden on Canadian farmers? Q2 — What actions has the Government taken to reduce methane emissions from the agriculture sector? Q3 — What is the Government doing in response to nitrous oxide emissions from synthetic fertilizer application? Q4 — How will the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy help mitigate climate change?