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The Program are paramount. Export honey issues formalization of a National Bee continue to arise as we continue to work to ac- Health Roundtable with Susie Mill- cess additional markets. At the same time close er (AAFC Director General) and scrutiny of honey imports will have to occur. Tmyself as Co-chairs has meant a significant The work of the National Bee Health Round amount of time dedicated to ensuring the stra- Table will have national implications and ben- tegic objectives of the Roundtable are being efits for beekeepers. The promotion and adop- addressed. In a nutshell, those objectives are: tion of Bee-Biosecurity and the Canadian Bee • Mitigate losses from pests, pathogens, Industry Safety Quality Traceability Program pesticides, and other causes; strength- (CBISQT) will be emphasized by the CHC. en bee health; and increase bee popu- Changes in the CFIA and in particular, the lations in Canada adoption of the Safe Food for Canadians Act, • Apiculture is a valued and recognized will mean a significant amount of consultation component of agriculture with our industry and our partners. Administra- • Apiculture is a progressive and inno- tively, we will have to begin work on adapting vative industry in Canada and for the our new by-laws to both our policies and to apicultural industry to be sufficiently what the Board believes should be individual- robust to meet the pollination needs of ized to our association. A new Pollination com- other agricultural commodities. mittee will scope out work and new directions • To ensure industry expertise and se- for the CHC. cure consumer confidence. One of the most exciting new initiatives will • To build trust and understanding be led by Pierre Giovenazzo, who along with a among all stakeholders. planning team and the Palais des Congres de Bee Health continues to be a primary con- Montreal will be putting together a bid to host cern for the Canadian Honey Council and in Apimondia 2019. Right now, we know we will late December, we were extremely fortunate to be competing against Minneapolis, but there collaborate with the Canadian Seed Trade As- may be other bids coming forward.