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Q1 – What action is the government taking to stop the persistent rise in grocery prices? Q2 – What is the government doing to support Canadians who are struggling with affordability of food and turning to food banks? Q3 – What action will the government be taking to respond to the AGRI Committee's report on Food Price Volatility?
Q1 – Will a grocery sector code of conduct increase food prices? Q2 – Why has the government not taken concrete action to impose a code of conduct? Q3 – Will a grocery code of conduct reduce competition in the grocery retail sector? Q4 – Why are provinces and territories not taking more action?
Q1 – Who have you engaged to address this important issue? Q2 – When will the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Plan be launched?
Q1 – How much compensation will be 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 is the ruling of the CPTPP Panel? Q2 - How did the Government address the Panel report for the CPTPP dispute? Q3-What are the next steps in the CPTPP dispute process? Q4– What is the ruling of the second CUSMA Panel? Q5-What are the expected next steps from the United States on the issue of dairy?
Q1 – What is the difference between voluntary “Product of USA” labelling and voluntary “Product of Canada” labelling guidelines? Q2 – Will Canada use retaliatory measures/tariffs against the final rule? Q3 – Is the United States meeting its WTO obligations?
Q1 – What is the Government doing to protect temporary foreign workers? Q2 – How is the Government addressing labour shortages? Q3 – What is the Government doing to facilitate transitions to permanent residency? Q4 – What is the Government’s response to the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery preliminary findings? Q5 – What is the Government doing to ensure that visa and work permit applications are processed in a timely manner?
Q1 – What is Canada doing to open its economy to Ukrainian exports? Q2 – What is the current situation with regards to supply managed goods such as poultry, dairy, and eggs from Ukraine?
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 being done to address non-tariff barriers for beef and pork into the UK market? Q2 – What are the market access gains for Canadian agriculture in the UK accession to the CPTPP? Q3 – How does the accession affect market access for supply-managed products from the UK? Q4 – What is the status of bilateral negotiations with the UK?