Your actions made sure the Bill was not defeated on March 17. Instead, the Bill will be debated one more time before your MP votes! The debate will happen on Monday, March 29, with the vote to follow a few days later (the schedule is not yet determined.)

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What's Happening with the BIll?

On March 17, MPs debated Bill C-474 in the House of Commons for one hour. Support for the Bill was not strong enough to fast-track the Bill to debate in the Agriculture Committee but the debate in the House of Commons will continue with another hour of debate on March 29 followed by a vote on the Bill a few days later. If MPs vote for the Bill it will go to the Agriculture Committee for study and amendments. If MPs vote against the Bill, the Bill will die.

The NDP and Bloc both support the Bill.

The Liberal Party spoke in opposition to the Bill but left the door open to more debate. Liberal MPs need to be encouraged to support the Bill as they may vote against it. Many Liberal MPs have already said that they will support the Bill, they need to be encouraged and they need to also encourage their Liberal Party colleagues and the Liberal Party leader, to support the Bill.

The Conservative Party is opposed to Bill C-474 - Conservative MP and Assistant Agriculture Critic David Anderson called the Bill "anti-farmer".

• You can see CBAN's unofficial notes from the debate.
• You can read the official transcript of the debate here.

You are encouraged to write your MP a second time to tell them you were following the debate.

Action Report

Your actions will continue to make a difference. Here are the great actions you have taken so far!

• 2193 letters were sent to MPs through the CBAN website!
• 620 signatures were delivered to the constituency office of Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Official Opposition, in Toronto.
• 154 signatures on petitions were presented to the office of Larry Miller Conservative MP and Chair of the Agriculture Committee - Larry Miller spoke against the Bill but took a more reasoned approach than MP David Anderson who said that the Bill was "anti-farmer"
• 90 signatures were sent to Hon. John Duncan, Conservative MP Vancouver Island North.
• 92 signatures were presented to Conservative Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton), Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
• 150 signatures went to the constituency office of Russ Hiebert, Conservative MP in BC (South Surrey-White Rock).

Please let us know about any actions you have taken.

Thank you for your continued action and support at this critical time!