C-282An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 13, 2022
- Status
- Defeated at report stage in the Senate
What it does
Limits the foreign affairs minister from making trade commitments that would weaken tariff protections for dairy, poultry or eggs.
What it does
- Prohibits the Minister of Foreign Affairs from agreeing, in an international trade treaty or agreement, to raise tariff rate quotas for dairy products, poultry or eggs.
- Prohibits the Minister of Foreign Affairs from agreeing to lower the tariff on dairy products, poultry or eggs imported above their tariff rate quotas.
Who it affects
- Dairy producers
- Poultry producers
- Egg producers
- Importers of dairy, poultry and eggs
- Federal trade negotiators
Background
The bill adds a new rule to section 10 of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Defeated here. Defeated
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)
Vote 395,
Passed
262 yeato51 nay · 4 paired
Party breakdown for vote 395 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea2 broke ranks 148 2 6 Conservative Yea49 broke ranks 56 49 10 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 23 0 2 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 262 51 2nd reading of Bill C-282, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management)
Vote 256,
Passed
293 yeato23 nay
Party breakdown for vote 256 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea1 broke ranks 148 1 9 Conservative Yea22 broke ranks 87 22 7 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 24 0 1 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 0 Total 293 23
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalKevin Lamoureux· November 16, 2022
“There are some chickens across the way, I would suggest. That is a very important industry, as other supply-managed areas are.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeJohn Nater· November 16, 2022
“It is indeed a great honour to rise in the House to contribute to the second reading debate on Bill C-282, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management).”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocLuc Thériault· November 16, 2022
“Given that a number of Bloc Québécois motions to protect the integrity of supply management have been adopted unanimously, some members think it would be inconsistent not to pass this bill in principle and refer it to a committee for study. I thank them for that.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPAlistair MacGregor· November 16, 2022
“I offer my congratulations to the member for Montcalm for bringing forward this bill for us to consider. I appreciate having this bill because it allows me to talk about my riding and the long, storied and very rich agriculture history of the Cowichan Valley.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At report stage in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.