The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) visited Ottawa for meetings with elected and government officials to advance Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) policy priorities. The first provincial fly-in of 2023 saw productive and meaningful conversations with follow-ups on various policy priorities from CCA including: trade with the United Kingdom (UK), aligning specified risk material (SRM) regulations with the United States (U.S.), transport challenges and electronic logging devices (ELDs). BFO also brought up the need for taking the next steps in making the Advance Payment Program interest-free portion permanently increased, as it was increased to $350,000 in Budget 2023 for this year’s season.
Representatives from BFO raised these priorities with the Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Frank Drouin, the Conservative Shadow Minister for International Trade Kyle Seeback and the Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport Mark Strahl. BFO also met with Senators to discuss legislation of interest including Bill C-234: An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and Bill C-282: An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act.
Source : Can Cattle