André Bellavance moved, — That the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food report to the House of Commons the following recommendations:
(1) That the government of Canada reiterate its unalterable support for supply management, as an equitable agricultural model, and for the farmers who depend on it;
(2) That the government of Canada make no concessions regarding supply-managed production during the current WTO negotiations;
(3) That the government of Canada mandate its negotiators so that, at the conclusion of the current round of negotiations, the supply-managed sectors will not be subject to any over-quota tariff reductions or tariff quota increases, so that these sectors continue to provide farmers with fair and equitable market revenues; and
(4) Given that a large majority of Canadian agricultural producers rely on exports and improved market access, the government of Canada should mandate our World Trade Organization negotiators to work toward: (a) the total elimination of export subsidies ;(b) the substantial reduction of domestic trade distorting subsidization; and, (c) the goal of increasing marketaccess for Canadian agricultural products.Debate arose thereon.