Lobbied Canada

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

Annie AcMoody

Dairy Farmers of Canada81 communications in the past year

Lobbies for

Dairy Farmers of Canada

81

Advocating for the publication of educational materials for farmers in relation to the requirements of the Feed Regulations. Advocating to improve the regulatory burden of the feed regulations on farmers. Advocating for a new Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition. Advocating that government mandate the application of a rural-agricultural and economic lens to the policy development process for any policy with implications for farmers and rural Canada. Discussing Health Canada's next steps around the regulation of foods derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer clones and their offspring, and any implications for dairy farmers. Advocating for a health claim for yogurt and type II diabetes. Advocating for the adoption of the Digestible Indispensible Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) as Canada's official protein quality assessment methodology. Advocating for the protection of dairy standards of identity and compositional standards, and against the misuse of standardized dairy terms by non-dairy or lab-made products. Advocating for improved Canadian access to a wide range of critically needed veterinary healthcare tools to help improve animal welfare and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Advocating for increased federal livestock traceability requirements. Discussing dairy farmers' role in supporting the federal framework and action plan on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance. Advocating for support to help farmers adjust to recent updates to the farm building code and freedom of movement requirements under the revised Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle. Collaborating with officials on the prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery relating to animal health emergencies, such as disease events or natural disasters. Advocating that the government maintain funding for programs under the next Agricultural Policy Framework (e.g. programs that support on-farm sustainability and best management practices, research, disaster relief, outbreak mitigation, business risk management, etc). Advocating for exemptions from duplicative farm-level reporting requirements under Phase II of the Federal Plastics Registry. Advocating that the federal government maintain funding where possible and ensure continuity of dairy research and that no negative impacts occur to dairy research as a result of recent funding cuts. Advocating on the importance of maintaining programs and funding that support on-farm best management practices as we work towards our mutual sustainability goals. Advocating that the government take care to ensure no direct/indirect impacts to supply management or the functioning of the system occur as a result of any changes to facilitate interprovincial trade. Advocating that the government ensure the appropriate allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas under the Comprehensive Review of the Allocation and Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas for Dairy, Poultry and Egg Products. Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with ASEAN. Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with the United Kingdom. Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with Mercosur. Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations with the U.S. Advocating that no concessions impacting dairy or supply management be granted in the context of any negotiations at the WTO. Advocating for increased resources for CBSA and CFIA border enforcement of dairy regulations. This includes ensuring rigorous trade compliance of dairy imports to prevent circumvention of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and upholding domestic standards for all imported dairy products.

Recent activity

Jul 31, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
Jul 3, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
May 20, 2026
May 11, 2026
May 4, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 5, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 10, 2026