Ag in the House: Nov. 25 – 29

Dec 05, 2024
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

The Bloc brought up C-282 on Nov. 26

Agriculture came up only once during question period last week.

On Nov. 26, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, the Bloc MP for Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, used President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian products to continue pushing the federal government to pass C-282.

Prime Minister Trudeau “needs to take immediate action to protect supply management with Bill C-282,” Savard-Tremblay said.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne replied, telling MPs now is not the time for panic, and a team Canada approach is required to defend Canadian industries.

This exchange came before the prime minister met with provincial premiers to discuss the incoming U.S. administration.

C-282 remains in the Senate.

The Senate’s foreign affairs committee passed an amendment on Nov. 6 that only protects supply management in new trade negotiations.

The full Senate still needs to vote on the amendment. If that passes, C-282 returns to the House for further review.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay spent part of last week discussing trade with ag groups.

While at Canadian Western Agribition, the minister highlighted the importance of ag trade with the U.S.

“In the beef industry and many other industries, we’re so inter-twined and it’s so vitally important,” the ag minister said, 620CKRM reported. “(An) example, cattle might go across the border four or five times in its lifetime so these kinds of things are a big issue but we intent to deal with the Trump administration as friends and be sure we can continue the trade. Nobody wants to hurt anybody – we just want to make sure that we have prosperity continues for everybody. It’s been very beneficial for the U.S., and it’s been very beneficial for Canada.”

Video: A Farm Song (Busy) | Parody of A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey

Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm