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Leaders’ Debate Shows Parties’ Priorities for the Sector

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) hosted the Agriculture Leaders’ Debate on April 17. The debate brought together Federal political party representatives to address the most pressing issues facing Canadian agriculture today.

Participants for the debate included:

  • NDP – Heather Ray
  • Bloc Québécois – Yves Perron
  • Conservative party – John Barlow
  • Liberal party – Kody Blois
  • Green Party of Canada – Maria Rodriguez
  • The debate was moderated by RealAgriculture founder Shaun Haney and Martin Ménard, a journalist with La Terre chez nous.

The questions focused on priority issues for Canadian agriculture such as:

  • Regulatory modernization
  • Risk management
  • Trade
  • Food processing capacity
  • Competitiveness
  • Sustainability
  • Transportation
  • Infrastructure
  • Labour
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