Le Registre des lobbyistes
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Agriculture, Immigration, Travail
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Ag Labour- Focus on timeliness and efficiency of immigration applications and reduce barriers so employers can access readily available employees. Federal government to constantly evaluate its processes and the requirements for newcomers to get proper permits to enter the Canadian workforce.
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Règlement
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Agriculture, Travail
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Ag Labour – Incentivize employment and employee retention programs in rural areas of the country to aid in stabilizing much needed labourers.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture, Travail
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Ag Labour - Provide agricultural operations with the eligibility to apply for the Class 1A licensing for their employees through a grant funding program. In addition, provide grants for agricultural operations to use on employees to enhance agricultural skills training necessary for the job.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Agriculture
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Agriculture: Business Risk Management Program suite under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. In particular requesting changes that will enhance support for producers when and where they need it most.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture
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AgriStability - ensuring that it serves the needs of agricultural producers and offering suggestion for improvements to this program.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture, Santé
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Animal Health as it relates to the Bovine TB testing process and compensation to the livestock owner. Enhancements in the process are needed especially around communication and transparency to all stakeholders.
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Règlement
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Immigration, Justice et application des lois, Travail
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Bill C-2: An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures. Concerns over wait times, drug trafficking, immigration, and funding.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Agriculture, Développement économique, Commerce international
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Bill C-282: An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) – SARM advocates for a balanced approach that supports supply-managed sectors while protecting the interests of all agricultural producers and rural communities.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Agriculture, Santé, Transports
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Bill C-293: An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness – ensure this Bill addresses undermining of the agricultural sector’s viability and supply chain disruptions.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Ressources naturelles
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Bill C-317: An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting – advocate for drought resilience as a vital component of the national strategy for flood and drought forecasting and collaboration with local stakeholders.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Agriculture, Environnement, Municipalités
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Bill S-230: An Act respecting the development of a natural strategy for soil health protection, conservation and enhancement. The importance of working with municipal governments when determining a national strategy.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Institutions financières, Impôts et finances
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Bill S-243: An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act and to make related amendments to other Acts – climate-aligned financial reporting will be a cost burden for agricultural producers, local municipal governments and small businesses in rural Saskatchewan.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Infrastructure
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Bridge and Road Funding – Supply chain impacts Canada’s economy which shows the importance of maintaining strong transportation infrastructure. Rural Saskatchewan needs more funding for maintaining bridges and roads in order to carry agriculture, mining and forestry products to market.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier, Politique ou Programme
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Télécommunications
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Broadband and cellular coverage - Requesting government investment to enhance services in rural Saskatchewan.
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Politique ou Programme
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Télécommunications
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Broadband – continue the investments in rural broadband and meet the CRTC’s targets of download speeds of 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of at least 10 Mbps
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Politique ou Programme
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Télécommunications
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Broadband - SARM's key focus is to assist with addressing long-standing issues affecting broadband connectivity; and, advise and direct actions leading to a shared strategy, investment, and vision.
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Politique ou Programme
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Infrastructure, Municipalités
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Canada Community Building Fund; eligibility requirements and thresholds. Requests for long term funding commitments, better definition of "rural" in criteria and reduce administrative requirements for RMs.
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Règlement
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Industrie, Impôts et finances
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Carbon Offset Credits - SARM advocates for recognition of Saskatchewan agricultural practices that are ,and have been for years, reducing carbon emissions.
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Politique ou Programme
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Protection des animaux
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Chronic wasting disease; policies to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture
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Control of Richardson Ground Squirrels with regard to research and control methods, including the use of Strychnine
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture, Développement économique, Énergie, Infrastructure, Commerce international, Mines, Ressources naturelles, Développement régional
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Critical Minerals - The importance to rural economic development, future energy needs, the economy and agricultural producers in Saskatchewan as well the importance to the Canadian economy and to global food security.
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Politique ou Programme
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Municipalités
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Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA); with respect to increasing the compensation for use of municipally owned equipment.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture
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Drought - Business risk management programs will have to be enhanced to address the increased drought conditions and occurrences
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Politique ou Programme
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Emploi et formation, Municipalités
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Emergency Management - concerns that rural municipalities have with respect to obtaining operational and capital funding for training, equipment and infrastructure for rural Saskatchewan emergency responders.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Agriculture, Environnement
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Emission reductions - Focus on the agricultural practices in Saskatchewan that are contributing to carbon emission reductions while improving the competitiveness and profit of producers.
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Politique ou Programme
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Énergie
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Emissions regulations – industries are heavily dependent on fossil fuels to produce energy, food, fertilizer, products and commodities needed around the world. Efforts to reduce greenhouse gases should not disadvantage one region of Canada more than another
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Règlement
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Infrastructure
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Energy Infrastructure - Pipelines needed across this entire country to help alleviate transport of energy products off of road infrastructure and railways.
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Règlement
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Agriculture, Énergie
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Energy- Reliable source options and the importance of affordable access for rural Saskatchewan and the need for providing incentives for agricultural operations to adopt emission-reducing practices.
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Politique ou Programme, Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Justice et application des lois
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Enhancements to the Criminal Code in which decisions are made regarding bail: review penalties for repeat offenders.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Justice et application des lois
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Firearms: Participating in consultations on reducing rural crime and policy consultations to acts, regulations and programs relative to the possession, acquisition of firearms and disposal of firearms.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Environnement, Infrastructure
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Fisheries Act; ensure it effectively balances the need for habitat protection with the need for municipal infrastructure development.
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Règlement
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Agriculture, Climat, Infrastructure
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Food Security – the importance of enhancing agricultural infrastructure, mitigating food inflation and rising fuel costs, ensuring fertilizer availability and recognition for sustainable farming practices.
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Politique ou Programme, Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Développement économique, Infrastructure, Municipalités
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Infrastructure: The importance of dedicated funding for rural municipal infrastructure projects to Canada's economy.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Infrastructure, Municipalités
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Infrastructure Funding: Ensure that eligibility criteria and thresholds enable rural municipalities to access infrastructure funding, while also maintaining consistent funding programs that account for inflation and meet ongoing rural needs.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Agriculture, Infrastructure
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Irrigation infrastructure for agriculture in Saskatchewan. Need a joint infrastructure agreement with Saskatchewan.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture
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Landownership - concerns over regulating out-of-province landownership in regards to land use and management in ways that interest the local community. Stricter regulations on land purchases.
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Règlement
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Impôts et finances
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Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption: increase needed for agricultural producers.
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Règlement
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Santé
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Mental Health – the need for the building of more treatment centers for mental health issues and treatment for addictions. The importance of funding for mental health support for youth and accessibility for help options for youth.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier, Politique ou Programme
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Municipalités
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Municipal access to Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant for class 1A driver training.
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Règlement, Politique ou Programme
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Municipalités, Sécurité nationale/sécurité
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Mutual aid agreements; formalizing mutual aid agreements is important because RMs need assurance that they will be reimbursed for providing emergency services to neighbouring municipalities and First Nations.
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Règlement
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Transports
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National Highway Funding - the need for a dedicated and permanent funding model.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Santé
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Pesticide regulations: strongly support maintaining a science based and evidence based approach to pesticide management. The regulation of pesticides needs to consider the importance of food security.
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Règlement
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Pêches
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Projects near water review process (DFO). Timely approval of these reviews is a concern as this impacts project construction timelines that are time sensitive.
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Règlement
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Agriculture, Immigration, Travail
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Provide comments on the need for improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program.
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Politique ou Programme
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Transports
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Rail Safety; Transporting dangerous goods by rail. Grade crossing improvements.
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Règlement
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Transports
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Railway/supply chain concerns especially around being able to move the crop from harvest to ports. Declare railways as an essential service.
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Règlement
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Pêches, Sécurité nationale/sécurité
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RCMP: more presence in rural Saskatchewan. Preventing rural crime.
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Politique ou Programme
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Municipalités, Sécurité nationale/sécurité
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RCMP costs - rising policing costs, rural crime and the number of calls contributes to increased financial burdens for rural municipalities and RCMP staffing needs.
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Règlement
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Justice et application des lois, Impôts et finances
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Rural Crime: ensuring rural Saskatchewan is represented in discussions on public safety.
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Politique ou Programme
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Développement économique
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Rural Economic Development - SARM seeks to find ways to expand the rural workforce, explore ideas that foster innovation, be a catalyst for economic investments and provide rural municipalities with the much-needed tools to ensure that Saskatchewan can continue to support Canada's economic growth and development.
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Politique ou Programme
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Agriculture, Santé, Infrastructure
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Rural Healthcare- funding for increase recruitment and retention of healthcare workers in remote rural areas of Saskatchewan.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Environnement
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Species at Risk Act (SARA) - providing input on consultations to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada and amendments to SARA.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Municipalités, Télécommunications
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Telecommunications: Radio license fees and renewals for public safety responders- discuss the importance for radio license fees and renewals to be at reasonable rates for volunteer emergency responders.
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Politique ou Programme
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Transports
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The Canadian Navigable Waters Act and its associated regulations: through consultations, ensure that this policy reflects use of navigable waters and meets the needs of rural municipalities and is less administratively cumbersome.
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Règlement
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Affaires autochtones
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The Rural Municipal (RM) Tax Loss Compensation Fund and the Rural Municipal Specific Claims Tax Loss Compensation Fund, which are tied to the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement, continue to decrease in funds and is unsustainable without municipalities absorbing significant reduction in monies from the Funds. The Agreement need to be reviewed.
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Politique ou Programme
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Commerce international
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Trade Agreements: Canada European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, (CETA) and Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), our request is to better international trade for agriculture producers.
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Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
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Commerce international
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Trade and tariffs: With regards to the impact that tariffs are having on Saskatchewan agricultural producers and the importance of trade markets for the agriculture industry and rural Saskatchewan with emphasis on canola, wheat, durum, lentils, peas, beef and potash.
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Règlement
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Transports
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Transportation policy and regulation with regard to grain, grain products and products for agriculture generally.
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Politique ou Programme, Règlement
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Santé
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Vaccines: SARM would like more federal investments into VIDO here in Saskatchewan for vaccine development, research and storage.
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Règlement
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Santé, Impôts et finances
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Volunteer Emergency Responders funding - Volunteer emergency responders have very little source revenue. The establishment of a fund or grant will help provide the financial resources they need to continue providing essential services and to update equipment to appropriate safety standards.
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Politique ou Programme
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Infrastructure
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Water Infrastructure – the need for funding to develop and enhance water storage, conservation and distribution infrastructure for potable and non-potable water.
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Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
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Environnement, Sciences et technologies
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Water treatment systems; alternative water treatment technologies continue to be explored to allow options for rural municipalities.
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Règlement
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Adresse :
2301 Windsor Park Road
Regina, SK S4V 3A4
Canada
Numéro de téléphone :
306-757-3577
Adresse Web :
www.sarm.ca
Laurel Feltin, Executive Director
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities n'est pas une filiale d'une société mère.
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities n'est pas une coalition.
Les activités de Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities ne sont pas contrôlées ou dirigées par une autre personne morale ou physique ou par une organisation, qui est directement intéressée au résultat de cet engagement.
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities ne possède aucune filiale qui pourrait être directement intéressée au résultat de l'engagement
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