AMC to appear in front of Senate Agriculture Committee on November 21 in Ottawa

AMC’s president, Leah Olson has been asked to appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee who is examining climate change and seeking insight on:

(a)The measures for the adaptability and resilience of the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors; including the opportunities and risks associated with climate change in terms of the expansion of farmland, grazing land, and forestry production;

(b)The repercussions of the establishment of carbon pricing mechanisms on the competitiveness of stakeholders in the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors;

(c)The role that the federal, provincial and territorial governments can play in meeting the target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Given the short time frame, if you have costing analysis on the repercussion of the carbon tax on your business or are comfortable with Leah identifying your business as an organization that is proactively working with farmers to reduce the overall environmental footprint of the agriculture industry, please contact Leah directly:  leah@a-m-c.ca   

Her speaking notes will be made available on the member portal on Nov. 21. Click here to login.