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House Hansard - 76

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 20, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • May/20/22 11:58:50 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, today is World Bee Day, but there is nothing to celebrate because Quebec's bees are dying. Their mortality rate is 60%. An average mortality rate of 60% is unbelievable. Bees play an essential role in pollination, and our crops depend on them. On Wednesday, farmers sounded the alarm and called for emergency aid for the sector. No agricultural producer can face a catastrophe of this magnitude on their own. Will the government provide immediate assistance?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • May/20/22 11:59:52 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, long-term solutions to bee mortality also need to be found. That is why I presented a notice of motion to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food to try to come up with solutions. That said, there are producers on the brink of despair and companies on the brink of bankruptcy right now. There was a call for an emergency plan yesterday, or rather Wednesday. The pollination of blueberry, cranberry and other crops has also been compromised by this tragedy. We need to move quickly. What will the minister do?
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