AGRI Committee Report

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Committee Report

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LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation 1:

The Committee recommends that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), working in conjunction with other federal departments and agencies, establish a list of interprovincial trade barriers for agricultural commodities that exists as a result of federal legislation and policy requirements; that AAFC provide that list to the Committee; and that AAFC develop a strategy to eliminate these trade barriers and begin implementation of that strategy no later than January 1^st, 2016.

Recommendation 2:

The Committee recommends that Agriculture and Agri-food Canada maintain contribution programs that promote Canadian products domestically.

Recommendation 3:

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada undertake a review of the Agricultural Products Marketing Act (APMA) in an effort to reducing internal trade barriers and red tape, and ensure its modern operation.

Recommendation 4:

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada continue to modernize federal standards, particularly in the areas of standard container size and meat inspection.

Recommendation 5:

The Committee recommends that the federal government work with the provinces and territories to modernize the Agreement on Internal Trade in accordance with international trade agreements, specifically to include general free trade principles that would apply to all sectors and stipulate the measures or sectors that would not be subject to the Agreement.

Recommendation 6:

The Committee recommends that the federal government work with the provinces and territories to ensure the Agreement on Internal Trade includes provisions to discipline certain regulatory and support measures so that these measures to not create barriers to interprovincial trade.

Recommendation 7:

The Committee recommends that the federal government work with the provinces and territories so that the Agreement on Internal Trade provides for a dispute resolution system that is prompt, predictable and binding for the parties that fail to comply with the Agreement.