Canada: Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees

게시됨 2024년 12월 7일

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A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit by Canadian beekeepers seeking damages from a partial ban on importing live honeybees from the U.S., a measure intended to prevent pests and diseases. The ban, which expired in 2006 but still affects import permits, has been criticized by Western Canadian beekeepers for harming their businesses, while others, like the Ontario Beekeepers' Association, support it due to potential threats. The lawsuit highlighted the high costs of importing bees from Australia and New Zealand compared to cheaper options from California, and aimed to initiate discussions with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The case underscores ongoing challenges in the beekeeping industry, including economic pressures and the significant economic contribution of honeybee pollination in Canada, valued at up to $7 billion with canola pollination included.

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OTTAWA — The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community. A federal judge has ruled against awarding commercial beekeepers damages from a decades-old partial ban on shipping live honeybees across the Canada-U.S. border, which is in place out of concerns that could bring in aggressive pests and diseases. Beekeepers from Western Canada involved in the suit claim the government's risk assessments that inform the tight restrictions are hurting their businesses and are blown out of proportion. Michael Paradis of Paradis Honey Ltd., a seven-generation family beekeeping business based in Girouxville, Alta., and one of the representative plaintiffs in the case, said he's disappointed with the ruling, saying it puts beekeepers in a "dangerous position" since the industry is already in crisis mode. "Canada does not have enough bees and cannot replenish its own stock ...

출처: Timescolonist