Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec [ FPLQ | Quebec Industrial Milk Producers' Marketing Board ]

Federation of Quebec Milk Producers

By-law respecting the financial contribution for the application and administration of the Québec Milk Producers' Joint plan

Quebec Tomato Growers Marketing Board

Federation of Independent Milk Producers of Quebec

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Agriculture, pursuant to section 2Footnote of the Agricultural Products Marketing Act, is pleased hereby to repeal the Quebec Milk Order 1989, made by Order in Council P.C. 1989-1588 of August 24, 1989Footnote , and to make the annexed Order granting authority to the Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québecand the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québecto regulate the marketing in interprovincial and export trade of milk produced in Quebec, in substitution therefor.

My motion has already received the support of the Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec, the Dairy Farmers of Canada, the Producteurs de lait du Québec, the Association des artisans fromagers, the UPA, the Solidarité rurale du Québec and the Association des transporteurs de lait du Québec.

According to the president of the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec, Marcel Groleau, this substitution results in an annual loss of $70 million for Quebec milk producers.

That said, when he accuses me of being ignorant or of misinterpreting the facts by suggesting that the federal government is discriminating against Quebec compared to western Canada, I simply want to remind him that, in my remarks regarding agriculture, I insisted that this would affect milk producers in both Quebec and Ontario, where this industry is concentrated.