The Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, Marie-Claude Bibeau says the border blockades are impacting Canada’s supply chain. 

“When I met with industry leaders, they told me that the blockade is having a significant impact on the livelihood of Canadian farm families and businesses who cannot sustain any more delays,” said Bibeau in a statement. 

She noted that delayed animal shipments are also creating a risk to animal welfare as well as several other connected complications. 

“Border delays also heighten the risk of spoilage of perishable goods. Canadians should have confidence that our food supply is able to respond to demands and that our distribution system will continue to operate to meet the needs of Canadians. We need these blockades to end to avoid food loss and waste, as well as added costs for everyone in the supply chain including Canadian consumers,” said Bibeau. 

The Minister thanked the majority of truckers who continue to go to work daily to keep supply chains moving and asked for the blockades to come to an end. 

“While we respect the rights of all Canadians to protest, the unlawful occupation of major border crossings must end. Our hardworking truckers are essential to the function of our agriculture and food supply chains and to the efficiency of our economy.”