François Lapointe, Liberal Party of Canada candidate in Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, pledges to continue to protect the supply management system and to work with Justin’s Liberal team Trudeau to make sure not to give up any more market share during the next trade negotiations.
Since 2016, the Liberal government has tirelessly defended supply management in Quebec and Canada, and has supported the agricultural sector in their transition following free trade agreements with a $ 2.7 billion investment for producers. Canadian dairy, poultry and egg. Concretely, dairy producers will receive payments of $ 468 million in 2020-2021, $ 469 million in 2021-2022 and $ 468 million in 2022-2023, which is in addition to another amount of $ 100 million for that dairy processors can adapt as a result of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
François Lapointe unreservedly maintains his support for these sectors subject to supply management, which support our family farms and the vitality of our region. This is why he is committed, within the Liberal team, to ensure fair and complete compensation for the new NAFTA and to work with the sectors subject to supply management to determine the compensation. in the first year of a new term.
The votes cast in parliament, the contradictions, and the refusal of answers from the leader of the Conservative Party and his team indicate that the Conservative Party in no way supports the sectors subject to supply management: “On March 10, 80 of the 121 Conservative MPs voted against protecting our producers under supply management during future free trade negotiations, including the party leader! Mr. Généreux failed to protect our region in the matter of protecting supply management, even within his own party. On the Liberal side, the choice was clear: everyone voted in favor of protecting supply management, ”explained François Lapointe.
The liberal candidate in Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup has local agriculture at heart: “Our producers are a major pillar of the economy of our region, I only have admiration for those who work in this sector. Our farms are filled with passionate people with extraordinary know-how, and it is an honor for me to support them towards an ever greener and more productive agriculture. Above all, we have a lot of ambition for this sector; we want it to be sustainable, prosperous and human. I am proud of the Liberal Party’s plan to protect the agricultural sector and to revive our economy. If you give me your trust, I will go to Ottawa so that we can continue to move forward together, ”concluded the former member for Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup.