Elmwood—Transcona's candidates' promises on Agriculture & Food

Agricultural business

We don't have any NDP policies on Agricultural business.

We don't have any PPC policies on Agricultural business.

Liberal

Make Canada the world's second-largest exporter of agricultural products by 2025.
Merge existing financial and advisory services into Farm Credit Canada.
Increase Farm and Food Development Canada's capital lending capability to $5b/year.

We don't have any Green policies on Agricultural business.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Agricultural business.

Canada Grain Act

We don't have any NDP policies on Canada Grain Act.

We don't have any PPC policies on Canada Grain Act.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Canada Grain Act.

We don't have any Green policies on Canada Grain Act.

Conservative

Modernize the Canada Grain Act and Canadian Grain Commission, with a focus on consultation with farmers.
Return $130 million in overcharged user fees from the CGC to farmers.

Diversity of growers

NDP

Work with the provinces to improve training opportunities for young people and women, and provide low-cost start-up loans for new farmers.

We don't have any PPC policies on Diversity of growers.

Liberal

Facilitate intergenerational transfer of farms with tax measures.

We don't have any Green policies on Diversity of growers.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Diversity of growers.

Farmer protections

We don't have any NDP policies on Farmer protections.

We don't have any PPC policies on Farmer protections.

Liberal

Lead a collaborative review of business rick management programmes with a special focus on Agri-Stability, and increase federal support to farmers to help them manage risks beyond their control.

We don't have any Green policies on Farmer protections.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Farmer protections.

Food waste

NDP

Develop a national food waste strategy to reduce food that goes to waste.

We don't have any PPC policies on Food waste.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Food waste.

We don't have any Green policies on Food waste.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Food waste.

Green farming

We don't have any NDP policies on Green farming.

We don't have any PPC policies on Green farming.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Green farming.

Green

Establish emissions targets.
Fund research and support for farmers shifting to organic and regenerative farming systems.
Renew the Environmental Farm Plan Program to help farmers protect wildlife habitat, maintain water quality.
Improve soil quality.

Establish climate change emission targets for all components of the food system, including nitrogen fertilizer use, livestock production and transportation.

Fund research and extend support for farmers shifting from conventional to organic and regenerative farming systems which work with nature, not against it, to produce food.

Renew the national Environmental Farm Plan Program to help farmers protect wildlife habitat areas and marginal lands, maintain water quality in streams, lakes and aquifers, and retain and improve soil quality, increase carbon sequestration and decrease water requirements.

Restore the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation measures for adaptation to drought conditions.

Restructure Canada’s Business Risk Management Programs to help farmers cope with climate risk, with the focus on disaster assistance.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Green farming.

Indigenous food sovereignty

NDP

Work in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to expand access to healthy food, including traditional and country foods.

We don't have any PPC policies on Indigenous food sovereignty.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Indigenous food sovereignty.

We don't have any Green policies on Indigenous food sovereignty.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Indigenous food sovereignty.

Locally-grown food

NDP

Work with producers along the supply chain to increase the amount of Canadian food that is sold, processed, and consumed in local and regional markets.

We don't have any PPC policies on Locally-grown food.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Locally-grown food.

Green

Invest $2.5m/year into a land and quota trust program and farming apprenticeship programs to expand local small-scale agriculture.
Set targets for domestic production.
Rooftop gardens.
Re-establish infrastructure for local food production.
Preserve and record existing farmland.

Invest $2.5 million per year into a land and quota trust program and farming apprenticeship programs to expand local small-scale agriculture and help new farmers get started.

Set a target to replace a third of Canada’s food imports with domestic production, increasing regional food self-reliance and returning 15 billion food dollars back into our economy.

Support rooftop and community gardens and urban food production systems to increase access to local food.

Assist in re-establishing the infrastructure for local food production in canneries, slaughterhouses and other value-added food processing.

Protect supply management systems while allowing production for local markets outside this system.

Reinstate the Canada Land Inventory program to provide a comprehensive record of existing and potential agricultural land.

Provide effective fiscal incentives to other levels of government to preserve farmlands under their jurisdictions.

From Election Plan 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Locally-grown food.

Mental health of growers

NDP

Bring together farmers and the provinces to develop a national strategy addressing mental health challenges facing farmers.

We don't have any PPC policies on Mental health of growers.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Mental health of growers.

We don't have any Green policies on Mental health of growers.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Mental health of growers.

Nutrition North

NDP

Reform the Nutrition North programme to improve food security for northern families.

We don't have any PPC policies on Nutrition North.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Nutrition North.

We don't have any Green policies on Nutrition North.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Nutrition North.

Payment protection for growers

NDP

Introduce a payment protection programme for produce growers and take immediate steps to restore protection for growers selling to the U.S. under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

We don't have any PPC policies on Payment protection for growers.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Payment protection for growers.

We don't have any Green policies on Payment protection for growers.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Payment protection for growers.

Supply management

NDP

New Democrats are committed to fully protecting supply management and ensuring reciprocity in all trade negotiations, and supporting these sectors as they innovate and grow.

An NDP government will make sure that farmers are fully compensated for the losses they have incurred, and will defend Canadian agricultural products like canola from unfair retaliation in overseas markets.

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We don't have any PPC policies on Supply management.

Liberal

Defend supply management.

We don't have any Green policies on Supply management.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Supply management.

Treatment of farm animals

We don't have any NDP policies on Treatment of farm animals.

We don't have any PPC policies on Treatment of farm animals.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Treatment of farm animals.

Green

Adopt animal welfare legislation to prevent inhumane treatment of farm animals.

Adopt animal welfare legislation to prevent inhumane treatment of farm animals including in intensive factory farming operations. This will set minimum standards of treatment and have a timetable for phasing out intensive factory farming and other inhumane animal husbandry practices. It will set standards for distances live animals can be transported, and conditions for animals in slaughterhouses and auctions.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Treatment of farm animals.

Youth nutrition

NDP

Work towards a national school nutrition programme to give children access to healthy food and food literacy skills.

New Democrats will partner with provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous communities to work towards a national school nutrition program that will give every child in Canada access to healthy food and the food literacy skills to make healthy choices for life. We'll aim to make culturally-appropriate food available to children in every community in Canada, so that all children can grow and learn.

From A New Deal for People, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any PPC policies on Youth nutrition.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Youth nutrition.

We don't have any Green policies on Youth nutrition.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Youth nutrition.