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Q1 – What is Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada doing to support farmers that require access to minor uses of pesticide products?
Q2 – Does AAFC support farmer’s access to novel technologies such as pesticide drone spraying?
Q3 – Why did the Government re-authorize the use of strychnine despite the risks?
Q4 – How will Canada’s National Food Security Strategy support farmers’ access to pest control products?
Q5 – What does Canada think of the EU's approach to pesticides?
Q1 — How is the Government supporting climate change mitigation in the agriculture sector?
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 can the agriculture sector participate in and benefit from carbon markets in Canada?
Q1 – What is the Government of Canada doing to enhance the environmental resilience of the sector, including adapting to the impacts of climate change?
Q2 – What is the Government of Canada doing to enhance sustainable water management in the agriculture and agri-food sector?
Q3 – What is the Government of Canada doing to protect biodiversity in the agriculture and agri-food sector?
Q4 – What is the Government of Canada doing to protect soil health?
Q1 – Has the Grocery Code of Conduct been adopted?
Q2 – How will governments support the Grocery Code after its implementation?
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?
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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 – How is the Government reforming the Temporary Foreign Worker Program?
Q2 – What is the Government doing to ensure that Temporary Foreign Workers remain available to the agriculture and agri-food employers who need them, despite the reduced Temporary Resident admissions?
Q3 – How is the Government addressing labour shortages?
Q4 – What is the Government doing to facilitate transitions to permanent residency for agricultural workers?
Q5 – What is the Government doing to protect temporary foreign workers?
Q1 - What is being done to address non-tariff barriers for beef and pork in 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?
Q5 – What is the current status of agri-food trade between Canada and the UK?
Q6 – What is the Government doing about the request to terminate the Canada UK TCA from CCA?
Q1 - Will all Chinese tariffs stemming from their anti-discrimination measures be removed?
Q2 – What is the Government doing to resolve other outstanding non-tariff related trade issues impacting agricultural exports to China?
Q3 – What is the Government doing to financially assist the sector?
Q4 – How will China’s recent suspension of two soybean exporters impact the bilateral relationship with Canada?
Q1 – What is the Government doing to prepare the sector for increased extreme weather in the future?
Q2 – How is the Government addressing climate change through business risk management?