British Columbia Dairy Association
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BC Dairy Association is seeking assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Forests and it's staff to find a long term solution for the industry's lack of supply of bedding material (sawdust) from BC mills.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Agriculture, Forestry, Industry
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BC Dairy Association seeks to engage MAF, EMCR and Forestry and Water in response to climate events that have impacted the agriculture sector over the past several years and coordinate Emergency Planning, Management & Response moving forward.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Agriculture, Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Industry, Municipal Affairs, Transportation
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BC dairy farms require continuous access to livestock and irrigation water. To ensure water security, BCDA is engaging the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Water, and Ministry of Environment regarding the Water Sustainability Act, as it applies to the Koksilah Watershed on Vancouver Island and other drought affected regions across BC.
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Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, Taxation and Finance
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BC Dairy is seeking to work with government to address the mounting challenges faced by dairy farmers due to soaring production costs. Rising expenses for feed, labour, and other inputs continue to impact dairy farm business sustainability. BC Dairy seeks to engage with government to ensure the sustainability of this vital sector's ability to feed communities.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Finances and Budgets
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BC Dairy seeks to engage the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on policies related to the proAction national assurance program, which is comprised of six pillars: milk quality, food safety, animal care, traceability, biosecurity and the environment.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Agriculture, Environment
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The BC Dairy Association seeks BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation support to increase dairy processing capacity and investment as it relates to the Western Canadian dairy industry. Securing BC’s local food supply is key to creating jobs for British Columbians.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Industry
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The BC Dairy Association seeks to engage the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy on the goals of CleanBC as they relate to food security and climate change mitigation.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Agriculture, Environment
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The BC Dairy Association seeks to engage the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy regarding the implementation of the Agricultural Environmental Code of Practice, as it relates to sustainability and food production on BC dairy farms.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Agriculture, Environment
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The BC Dairy Association seeks to engage the provincial government regarding support for supply management and trade agreement compensation (including the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) on behalf of BC dairy farmers.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, International Trade
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