Senate study of supply management bill imperils Bloc deadline

Senators say a substantial committee study will be required to review Bill C-282, and their work won't be affected by the Bloc's Oct. 29 deadline.

Bloc MP Luc Thériault's Bill C-282 has been stuck at committee stage in the Senate since passing second reading in April. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 2, 2024

Senators tasked with examining a bill to ban supply management concessions in trade talks say they won't be rushed despite a Bloc Québécois-imposed deadline to pass the bill, or risk a snap election.

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