CANADIAN CATTLEMENS' ASSOCIATION
Registration:
28
of
80
(2009-12-03
to
2010-01-15)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-29 SPECIES AT RISK ACT with respecting the cost of protecting species at risk.
- Bill C-50 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL CODE IN RESPECT TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, As it relates to beef cattle.
- Export and Import Permits Act - restrictions on imports of non-North American Free Trade Agreement on beef and veal.
Policies or Program
- (FTA) Free Trade Agreements Negotiations-Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement with regard to maintaining established agreement.
- Advance Payments Programs with regard to improve financial loan guarantee that gives producers easier access to credit through cash advances.
- Consultation and assisting with Agri-Food Trade Policy regarding Canada’s participation in on-going agricultural trade negations as it relates to getting on-going Trade agreements respected by other countries and implemented by World Trade Organisation’s (WTO)
- Growing Forward Program - participated in the development of the framework agreement on Agri-Food product policy.
- Health of animal –ON-GOING CONSULTATION REGARDING Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) RECOVERY and Specified Risk Material (SRM)
- National Environmental Farm Planning Innitiative- with regards to its implementation cost.
- Restoration of market access- on going consultation in the means strengthening the beef industry and the rules that govern international trade and investment.
- US/National Animal Identification System (NAIS)- On going consultation on finding solutions to comply with the United States identification system.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Dispute settlement - USA - Country of Origin Labelling (COOL)regulations - on going consultation in assisting on finding solutions in dealing with the American COOL regulation at our industry's best interest.
Regulation
- LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY CARCASS GRADING REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES IN GRADING REGULATIONS FOR EXPORTED PRODUCT