Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Consumer Issues
- Energy
- Environment
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Regional Development
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Canadian Agricultural Partnership- to ensure the next agriculture policy framework addresses the needs of farmers.
- Climate Change- to ensure that the climate change strategy recognizes the important role agriculture can play in reducing green house gas emissions.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation
- We lobby to help advocate for the needs of the sugar beet farmers in the areas of; business risk management programs such as Agri-Stability, international trade- Free Trade Agreements, domestic trade, consumer issues such as labeling, carbon levy exemptions, and rate of tax.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials on bills or resolutions needed to implement or comment upon the World Trade Organization, regional or bilateral trade negotiations to ensure that southern Alberta sugar beet farmers receive market access benefits in trade treaties which are reciprocal to the benefits Canada has accorded to foreign sugar suppliers given access to the Canadian market.
- Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials on bills or resolutions that may attract biotechnology companies to invest in applications financially benefiting southern Alberta sugar beet farmers.
- Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials or provincial or foreign governments to lobby Canadian members of parliament, senators and officials to lobby the United States Administration and Congress on aspects of the draft Farm Bills which harm market access commitments given to southern Alberta sugar beet farmers in trade agreements and schedules going back to 1937 (World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement, General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs and so on).
- Transpacific Partnership Trade Agreement:
To secure additional sugar access into the partners participating in the TPP.
Policies or Program
- Free Trade Agreements to ensure that a quota of sugars tonnes imported to Canada does not increase. Encourage the development of a domestic sugar policy
- Lobby members of parliament, senators amd officials on policies or programs needed to effect market access for southern Alberta sugar beet farmers received in World Trade Organization, regional or bilateral trade negotiations.
- Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials on policies or programs that may attract biotechnology companies to invest in applications financially benefiting southern Alberta sugar beet farmers.
- MERCOSUR Agreement to ensure that country of origin sugar is beet sugar and that the tariffs remain in place.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- International Trade
Increasing the opportunities for export of Canadian Sugar to foreign markets while reducing the dumping of international sugar into the Canadian market.
Regulation
- Lobby members of parliament, senators and officials on regulations needed to implement a World Trade Organization agreement, regional or bilateral trade negotiations to ensure that southern Alberta sugar beet farmers receive market access benefits in trade treaties which are reciprocal to the benefits Canada has accorded to foreign sugar suppliers given access to the Canadian market.
- Lobby members of parliament, senators, and officials on regulations needed to attract biotechnology companies to invest in applications financially benefiting southern Alberta sugar beet farmers
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal (CART)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Senate of Canada
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Management of sugar beet quota for farmers, negotiation of master contracts between sugar beet farmers and processors, licensing of sugar beet processors, agricultural research, media and government relations activities.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Melody Garner - Skiba,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The membership consists of all sugar beet farmers in the province of Alberta.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2020-10-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Alberta Agriculture & Forestry
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$76,698.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
5220- 50 Ave
Box 4944
Taber, AB T1G 2E1
Canada
Telephone number:
403-223-1110
Ext.
3
Fax number:
403-223-1110
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Melody Garner - Skiba,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
