An Act to recognize a national livestock brand as a symbol of Canada and of the role of the West and frontier culture in building our nation
Bill C-407 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill recognizing a national livestock brand as a symbol of Canada and amending the Trademarks Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. T-13) to protect Canadian-livestock-origin marks. Canada is the world's seventh-largest beef exporter (approximately 421,000 tonnes in 2023 per Statistics Canada Agri-Food Canada data) and the third-largest pork exporter; the bill aimed to create a federal trademark framework for Canadian-livestock-brand authenticity. Sister bill C-208 in 45-1 picks up the same proposal. Did not pass second reading in 44-1 before the session ended.
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Would recognize a national livestock brand as a symbol of Canada and amend the Trademarks Act to protect Canadian-livestock-origin marks. Canada is a top-ten beef and pork exporter. A Conservative private member's bill that did not pass second reading; the same idea returns as C-208 in the 45th Parliament.
Issues this bill touches
- Agriculture & Food Security
National livestock brand as Canadian symbol.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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