10/14/2026
The BC Ag Council is once again raising shared concerns regarding the snap election and the pledges being made by the current government.
BC Agriculture Council (BCAC) is raising the alarm over the Premier’s recent campaign commitment to remove the 50/50 rules for food processing in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) if re-elected, a pledge made yesterday while the government’s own consultation on the question remains unresolved.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s discussion paper closed for submissions on September 17, 2026, and the Ministry reported receiving approximately 250 responses. To BCAC’s knowledge, no summary of what was heard has been made public. BCAC filed a detailed submission and presented the sector’s concerns directly to the Premier at his September 18 roundtable.
“Farmers, ranchers, local governments and others took time to respond in good faith to a process the government asked them to take part in,” said Jennifer Woike, President of BCAC. “Committing to the outcome before the public has seen what was said undermines confidence that the consultation could change anything and raises fair questions about whether the process was ever meant to.”
Read the news release here: https://bcac.ca/2026/10/14/premiers-recent-pledge-to-scrap-alr-50-50-processing-rules-comes-before-public-sees-consultation-results/
