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Q1 – Why are there differences between Canada and the United States in the measures to mitigate bovine spongiform encephalopathy risk? Q2 – What has been done to harmonize the Canadian feed ban with the feed ban in the United States? Q3 – How does the future detection of cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canada affect the risk status designation? Q4 – How does Canada’s negligible risk status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy affect trade?
Q1 – What is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency doing to respond to the bovine tuberculosis situation? Q2 – Can bovine tuberculosis be spread to humans? Q3 – How is bovine tuberculosis controlled in Canada? Q4 – Are owners of cattle ordered to be disposed compensated by the federal government? Q5 – Are there any other types of financial support that producers could receive from the federal government?
Q1 – How does Budget 2025 support trade diversification? Q2 – What is the impact of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review on the CFIA?
Q1 – What is the Government’s response to chronic wasting disease in Canada? Q2 – Does chronic wasting disease pose a risk to human health or food safety?
Q3 - What is the Government’s approach to reducing the trade impact of chronic wasting disease?
Q1 – Does avian influenza pose risks to human health? Q2 – What is the effect of avian influenza on the export of poultry and poultry products? Q3 - What is the effect of avian influenza on the import of poultry and poultry products? Q4 – Are poultry vaccines available for avian influenza? Q5 – What is the Government of Canada doing about avian influenza and how is it protecting animal and human health and curtailing the spread of the disease?
Q1 – What were the findings of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s risk assessment on honeybee packages imported from the United States?
Q1 – How is food safety and compliance enforced in Canada and across provinces? Q2 – What is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency doing to address domestic trade? Q3 – How does the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act impact the interprovincial trade of food?
Q1 – What measures has the Government of Canada put in place to address the issue of MSX and Dermo in Oysters from the Atlantic? Q2 – Does the Canadian Food Inspection Agency monitor for MSX and Dermo? Q3 – Does MSX or Dermo pose a health risk to humans? Q4 – What will the long-term impacts be on the oyster industry?
Q1 - Why is the government narrowing the farmers’ privilege exemption — isn’t this a direct attack on farmers’ rights to save and reuse seed? Q2 – The National Farmers Union (NFU) say these changes will hurt small farmers and benefit multinational seed companies. Is the government prioritizing corporate interests over Canadian producers? Q3 – Why extend the protection period from 20 to 25 years for certain crops like potatoes, asparagus, and woody plants? Q4 – How will these changes affect public sector breeding programs and access to new varieties for Canadian producers?
Q1 – What is the Government doing to protect against Spotted lanternfly? Q2 – What is the Government doing to protect against Japanese Beetle? Q3 – What is the Government doing to protect against box tree moth?
Q4 – What is the Government doing to protect against hemlock woolly adelgid?