OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is pressuring senators to leave unscathed the party’s private member’s bill that would prevent supply management from being subject to future trade concessions.

Leader Yves-François Blanchet, whose party opposes an unelected Senate, has been lobbying senators in recent days to convince them to vote against a Senate amendment to Bill C-282 that would “sabotage” its purpose.

The Bloc Québécois is pressuring senators to pass its bill that would prevent supply management from any future trade concessions.{ai:summary}<p>The Bloc Québécois is urging senators to preserve its private member's bill, Bill C-282, which aims to protect supply management from future trade concessions. Leader Yves-François Blanchet has been actively lobbying against a Senate amendment he believes would undermine the bill's intent. </p><p>#politics</p>

The Bloc launches a full-court press on the Senate to save its supply management bill

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