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Agriculture,
Health,
Transportation
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Bill C-293: An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness – ensure this Bill addresses undermining of the agricultural sector’s viability and supply chain disruptions.
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Agriculture
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Canadian Agriculture Partnership; ensuring that it serves to maintain and increase the competitiveness of the agricultural sector.
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Taxation and Finance
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Capital Gains Inclusion Rate - The number of farms could dwindle and plans for succession may be hindered by the introduction of this new tax policy change. Also it could negatively affect the unemployment rates in this country and scare away future investors and entrepreneurs.
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Agriculture
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Control of Richardson Ground Squirrels with regard to research and control methods, including the use of Strychnine
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Economic Development
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Economic Development - SARM seeks to find ways to expand the rural workforce, explore ideas that foster innovation, be a catalyst for economic investments and provide rural municipalities with the much-needed tools to ensure that Saskatchewan can continue to support Canada's economic growth and development.
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Infrastructure,
Municipalities
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Infrastructure funding; ensuring eligibility requirements and thresholds allow rural municipalities to access infrastructure funding.
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Infrastructure,
Municipalities
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Infrastructure funding programs for municipalities with regard to the need for continued and increased levels of funding.
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Transportation
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Railway/supply chain concerns especially around being able to move the crop from harvest to ports. Declare railways as an essential service.
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Aboriginal Affairs
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The Rural Municipal (RM) Tax Loss Compensation Trust Fund tied to Treaty Land Entitlement agreements continues to decrease and appears to be unsustainable without municipalities absorbing significant reduction in monies from the fund. The agreements need to be updated.
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