Two local Members of Parliament are calling on the Trudeau government to do more to support our country’s agriculture sector.
MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa, Dan Mazier, and MP for Brandon-Souris, Larry Maguire, released a joint statement criticizing the relief measures put forward by the federal government.
They say the COVID-19 assistance programs for farmers are falling short, and accuse the federal Liberals of “reannouncing” old campaign commitments, instead of offering up new funds to help producers.
Mazier says he would like to see a reform of the Business Risk Management programs, and expanded eligibility criteria for the Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA).
Both MPs say the agriculture sector has been hit hard by the pandemic, and want to see measures put in place to ensure our country's food chain remains unbroken.
