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Q1 – What is the Government of Canada doing to support the agriculture sector?
Q2 – How is AAFC engaging with the agriculture sector and decision-makers in the United States?
Q3 – What is AAFC doing to support diversification efforts for agriculture and agri-food products?
Q4 – What is the Government doing to promote Canadian agriculture and food products in Canada?
Q5 – What is the status of the 2026 Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review?
Q6 – What will be Canada’s approach on dairy with the U.S.?
Q7 – What are the key trade irritants with the U.S.?
Q8 – Has the agriculture sector been able to comply with CUSMA?
Q1 – How will the Canadian Food Inspection Agency implement the Pan-Canadian Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance and support access to veterinary products to support animal health?
Q2 – How does the Canadian Food Inspection Agency support science to identify innovative solutions for antimicrobial resistance?
Q3. How does the Canadian Food Inspection Agency collaborate internationally to address antimicrobial resistance?
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 align 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 – Why are labels required on bulk fertilizers?
Q2 – Why do labels have to be bilingual?
Q3 – When do bulk fertilizer products need to have bilingual requirements?
Q4 – Why can’t QR codes or digital labels replace physical ones?
Q1 – How does Budget 2025 support trade diversification?
Q2 – What is the impact of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency?
Q1 – What does this funding support?
Q2 – How does this investment support Government of Canada priorities?
Q3 - Why are legislative changes being proposed to amend the mandate of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency?
Q4 - How will the government ensure that the $18.3 million invested will be used to protect Canada’s pork sector from a potential African Swine Fever outbreak?
Q5 - How will the renewal of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy control program help support the maintenance of Canada’s negligible risk status?
Q6 - How will the renewal of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program improve safe shellfish harvesting?
Q7 - How will the $83.7 million investment strengthen Canada’s capacity to rapidly respond to animal and zoonotic disease threats?
Q8 - How will the $75 million investment help maintain critical food safety activities and protect Canadians from food-related health risks?
Q9 - How will the $18 million support science, testing, and operational capacity to manage potato wart in Prince Edward Island and across Canada?
Q1 – Why is the Government proposing legislative amendments to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s mandate?
Q2 – How will these amendments benefit Canadians and Canadian businesses?
Q3 - How do the amendments consider food security and the cost of food?
Q4 – How will the amendments not compromise health and safety?
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 - How is the Government of Canada addressing concerns which continue to be raised by animal welfare advocates?
Q2 - What is the size of the live horse export market for slaughter?
Q3 - What actions are being taken by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency with regards to the new report published by Animal Justice on March 11, 2026, regarding injuries and deaths of horses being exported to Japan for slaughter?