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Bill: Bill NP-52: Cooperative farming and farm unity act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Progress Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 4186
Description[?]:
| (This bill was proposed by the senator Roy Lloyd) Bigger farm mean bigger production. We have to encourage the farmers to work together to make better farms that have a better production. This bill will make our farms more competitive against the farms of other countries Provision: Article 1.1)The main purpose of this bill is to encourage farmers into starting cooperative farming. Article 1.2)The farmers shall only be encouraged and never forced to make cooperative farming. Article 2)The federal government shall give to every farmer in Hutori a information pamphlet explaining how to do cooperative farming and explaining the advantage of doing so. Article 3)Every cooperative farm shall receive a 10% reduction of their annual tax. Article 4)If a provincial government decide to give financial help to the cooperative farms on his territory, may it be by subvention or tax break. The federal government will refund half of the cost of that financial help to that province. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farm size is not regulated.
Current: Farm size regulations are determined by local governments.
Proposed: Small farms are encouraged to merge together into larger ones.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:50:51, March 25, 2017 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill NP-52: Cooperative farming and farm unity act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker With respect to the Honourable Senator, I am a personal longtime farmer who spent 30 years establishing my farms and ranches. To the ranchers and farmers of Falristan this is a rather heavy and bitter pill to swallow. Many questions would arise in terms of ownership, share of the profits of the product and livestock, division of assets and equipment, and innumerable other things. Unless significant regulations are added to this Bill we would prefer the current status quo in which as is, small failing farms are generally bought out by larger farming enterprises. Robert McNeil (PC-FA) Senator for Fort Carter Minister of Food & Agriculture |
| Date | 21:46:06, March 25, 2017 CET | From | National Progress Party | To | Debating the Bill NP-52: Cooperative farming and farm unity act |
| Message | ''Mr. Speaker I am myself a farmer and a I can understand the conserns of mister McNeil. This is why I changed this bill and I add some new provision. We will now put this bill up to vote.'' -Roy Lloyd Senator and former minister of Food and Agriculture |
| Date | 21:48:19, March 25, 2017 CET | From | National Progress Party | To | Debating the Bill NP-52: Cooperative farming and farm unity act |
| Message | *added |
| Date | 19:49:17, March 26, 2017 CET | From | Liberal Party of Hutori | To | Debating the Bill NP-52: Cooperative farming and farm unity act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker Our caucus can not vote in favor of this Bill. While we can see that it is merely to encourage cooperative farming, it doesn't address any of the real concerns that we brought up including, but not limited to, ownership of the farm itself, the division of livestock, equipment and assets and profit sharing between the owners. We can not in good faith vote in favor of such a Bill as it currently stands. Andrew Murphy Senator for Dollier Valley Progressive Conservative Senate Leader |
| Date | 21:12:06, March 26, 2017 CET | From | National Progress Party | To | Debating the Bill NP-52: Cooperative farming and farm unity act |
| Message | ''Mr. Speaker With respect to the honorable senator Murphy, his last intervention has left me a little bit perplexed. I wonder if mister Murphy understand what does cooperative farming mean. Maybe he should do some research about the way a cooperative industry work, that may answer his questions about the ownership of the farm itself, the division of livestock, equipment and assets and profit sharing between the owners.'' -Roy Lloyd Senator and former minister of Food and Agriculture |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 298 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 101 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 201 |
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