Submission re: Bill 24
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Bill 24 (The Red Tape Reduction and Government Efficiency Act) proposed amendments to Manitoba’s Environment Act that would repeal legislated limitations to the hog industry’s growth and the ban on winter spreading of manure. Presenting to the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs, LWF expressed concern about the lack of evidence behind the proposed amendments, and recommended that no changes be made to the legislation governing Manitoba’s hog industry until water-quality data is available to determine if current manure management practices are effective at keeping phosphorus out of our lakes and rivers. Such data are necessary to determine how the industry may be expanding without increasing phosphorus loading to Manitoba’s waterways.