Issue
Agriculture & Food Security
Farm income supports, supply management, food affordability, sustainable agriculture, and rural economic policy.
Where parties stand
Compare side-by-side- Bloc QuébécoisBLOC
Has made supply management a constitutional-line issue (sponsored C-282 in 44-1). Wants the AgriStability program reformed and Quebec's distinct agricultural-policy mandate respected.
- Conservative Party of CanadaCONSERVATIVE
Strong supporter of supply management. Wants a federal Cattle Set-Aside Program revival and faster approvals for plant-breeding innovation. Opposes the proposed federal Front-of-Pack-Labelling rules as a non-tariff trade barrier.
Supports universal school food, soil-carbon sequestration credits for farmers, and the transition support for livestock-to-plant-based protein shifts. Defends supply management.
- Liberal Party of CanadaLIBERAL
Maintains supply management for dairy, eggs, and poultry. Continues the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership ($3.5B over 5 years) and the AgriRecovery framework for climate-related farm losses.
Defends supply management. Wants a National Food Strategy with universal school food programs by 2027, federal grocery-price transparency, and stronger protections against farm-land speculation.
Bills affecting this issue
- C-58Federal44-1Royal assent
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership — five-year federal-provincial deal.
- C-65Federal44-1In committee
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act
Owner-operator fisheries — protects independent fishers from corporate consolidation.