[32] On December 31, 2024, the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network laboratory in Abbotsford, British Columbia, reported positive test results for the H5 avian influenza subtype. On January 3, 2025, the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg, Manitoba, confirmed through genome sequencing that the pathogen was a HPAI subtype, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, and noted the virus’s cleavage-site motif with amino acids “PLREKRRKR/GLF” was “compatible with HPAI viruses that came to Canada via the Pacific’s flyway.”
And the claim that WOAH provides for a wait and see approach does not align the course of action for countries that have implemented a stamping out approach. Expedited recovery of disease free status depends on stamping out as articulated in Article.10.4.6 of the WOAH Terrerstiral Code
"If infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza virus has occurred in poultry in a previously free country or zone, the free status may be regained after a minimum period of 28 days (i.e. two flock-level incubation periods) after a stamping-out policy has been completed (i.e. after the disinfection of the last affected establishment), provided that surveillance in accordance with Articles 10.4.26. to 10.4.30., in particular point 3 of Article 10.4.28., has been carried out during that period and has demonstrated the absence of infection."
[60] Mr. Bilinski states that on December 23, 2024, he reached out to a veterinary clinic for a farm visit, but was told that the veterinarian was away for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Bilinski states that the Applicant also “attempted to reach” another veterinarian who was unavailable. These attempts to reach the Applicant’s personal veterinarians are not what subsection 5(1) of the HA Act requires.
[61] First, the requirement is for a regulated party to notify a “veterinary inspector”.
[62] There is no evidence that any of the veterinarians that the Applicant’s directors attempted to contact were veterinary inspectors as defined by subsection 2(1) and section 32 of the HA Act.
[63] Second, subsection 5(1) does not require a regulated party to “attempt” to notify a veterinary inspector. They must actually notify a veterinary inspector.
[65] Finally, the reporting to a veterinary inspector had to have been made “immediately”. I did not receive any evidence that the attempted contacts (not notifications) with the veterinarians (not veterinary inspectors) were immediate. Instead, the first call was made in the third week of December, weeks after the birds became sick.
[66] The failure to meet any of these elements (an actual notification, made immediately, to a veterinary inspector) would mean that a regulated party had breached subsection 5(1) of the HA Act. In this case, the Applicant failed to meet all three factors required to make a proper notification.
A tale of two narratives David (not to narratives).
Grammer aside, I think a reading of the actural tribunal decision makes it clear where the lies about the $10K fine are coming from (hint - not the side you are trying to your readers it is).
The fine was not issued to coincide with the FCA convoy decision.
The fine was issued in March 2025. UOF asked for a tribunal review and dragged out the process out as long as possible (including not replying to tribunal requests for information). The tribunal made its decision on December 11, 2025.
No one from UOF said a word about the fine being upheld until the media noticed the decision which was posted to the database of tribunal decision in January 2026.
Okay, so you've provided interesting facts. Be that as it may, would you agree that the outrageous amount of psychological and financial abuse, not to mention the inhumane treatment/TORMENT of the ostriches, who incidentally are NOT POULTRY, they're classified as 'ratites' part of a non-flying group, as are EMUS, MOAS, and KIWIS; was overwhelming and DISGRACEFUL?! This isn't the first time the CFIA has been outrageously abusive to farm owners and their herds or flocks. I invite you to visit Canadaculled.org for more information. As far as I am concerned, the sickening pretentious, arrogant, conceited, power hungry attitudes and BEHAVIOURS are as much to blame for this heinous act of abuse more than anything. The ENTIRE organization is a disgusting piece of work that needs to be thoroughly investigated and culled!
The entire ostrich fiasco was probably one of the most disturbing , vile acts of govt that I have seen! The incompetence of the entire dept is mind blowing, but ultimately it was the satanic slaughterering of these birds. What right minded human could have carried that out??! And then to be fined??!! Outrageous!!
The people in this governing body AND the CFIA have NO CONSCIENCE, then again, bullies NEVER DO! Their arrogance, conceit, and outright abuse WILL be their downfall some day. The interesting thing about KARMA is although it may not fall directly upon the perpetrators of abuse, it WILL affect others in their life, one just has to look at the history of the Kennedy family and the sins of their patriarch, Joe Sr.
The mantra of only two PCR tests is spinning something less than the truth. Testing went beyond PCR as noted the Federal Court of Canada's decision
https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/528164/index.do
[32] On December 31, 2024, the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network laboratory in Abbotsford, British Columbia, reported positive test results for the H5 avian influenza subtype. On January 3, 2025, the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg, Manitoba, confirmed through genome sequencing that the pathogen was a HPAI subtype, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, and noted the virus’s cleavage-site motif with amino acids “PLREKRRKR/GLF” was “compatible with HPAI viruses that came to Canada via the Pacific’s flyway.”
And the claim that WOAH provides for a wait and see approach does not align the course of action for countries that have implemented a stamping out approach. Expedited recovery of disease free status depends on stamping out as articulated in Article.10.4.6 of the WOAH Terrerstiral Code
https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/
"If infection with high pathogenicity avian influenza virus has occurred in poultry in a previously free country or zone, the free status may be regained after a minimum period of 28 days (i.e. two flock-level incubation periods) after a stamping-out policy has been completed (i.e. after the disinfection of the last affected establishment), provided that surveillance in accordance with Articles 10.4.26. to 10.4.30., in particular point 3 of Article 10.4.28., has been carried out during that period and has demonstrated the absence of infection."
Some paragraphs of interest about whether the farm had reported the outbreak
https://decisions.cart-crac.gc.ca/cart-crac/cart-crac/en/item/521056/index.do
[60] Mr. Bilinski states that on December 23, 2024, he reached out to a veterinary clinic for a farm visit, but was told that the veterinarian was away for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Bilinski states that the Applicant also “attempted to reach” another veterinarian who was unavailable. These attempts to reach the Applicant’s personal veterinarians are not what subsection 5(1) of the HA Act requires.
[61] First, the requirement is for a regulated party to notify a “veterinary inspector”.
[62] There is no evidence that any of the veterinarians that the Applicant’s directors attempted to contact were veterinary inspectors as defined by subsection 2(1) and section 32 of the HA Act.
[63] Second, subsection 5(1) does not require a regulated party to “attempt” to notify a veterinary inspector. They must actually notify a veterinary inspector.
[65] Finally, the reporting to a veterinary inspector had to have been made “immediately”. I did not receive any evidence that the attempted contacts (not notifications) with the veterinarians (not veterinary inspectors) were immediate. Instead, the first call was made in the third week of December, weeks after the birds became sick.
[66] The failure to meet any of these elements (an actual notification, made immediately, to a veterinary inspector) would mean that a regulated party had breached subsection 5(1) of the HA Act. In this case, the Applicant failed to meet all three factors required to make a proper notification.
A tale of two narratives David (not to narratives).
Grammer aside, I think a reading of the actural tribunal decision makes it clear where the lies about the $10K fine are coming from (hint - not the side you are trying to your readers it is).
The fine was not issued to coincide with the FCA convoy decision.
The fine was issued in March 2025. UOF asked for a tribunal review and dragged out the process out as long as possible (including not replying to tribunal requests for information). The tribunal made its decision on December 11, 2025.
No one from UOF said a word about the fine being upheld until the media noticed the decision which was posted to the database of tribunal decision in January 2026.
Okay, so you've provided interesting facts. Be that as it may, would you agree that the outrageous amount of psychological and financial abuse, not to mention the inhumane treatment/TORMENT of the ostriches, who incidentally are NOT POULTRY, they're classified as 'ratites' part of a non-flying group, as are EMUS, MOAS, and KIWIS; was overwhelming and DISGRACEFUL?! This isn't the first time the CFIA has been outrageously abusive to farm owners and their herds or flocks. I invite you to visit Canadaculled.org for more information. As far as I am concerned, the sickening pretentious, arrogant, conceited, power hungry attitudes and BEHAVIOURS are as much to blame for this heinous act of abuse more than anything. The ENTIRE organization is a disgusting piece of work that needs to be thoroughly investigated and culled!
The entire ostrich fiasco was probably one of the most disturbing , vile acts of govt that I have seen! The incompetence of the entire dept is mind blowing, but ultimately it was the satanic slaughterering of these birds. What right minded human could have carried that out??! And then to be fined??!! Outrageous!!
The people in this governing body AND the CFIA have NO CONSCIENCE, then again, bullies NEVER DO! Their arrogance, conceit, and outright abuse WILL be their downfall some day. The interesting thing about KARMA is although it may not fall directly upon the perpetrators of abuse, it WILL affect others in their life, one just has to look at the history of the Kennedy family and the sins of their patriarch, Joe Sr.
Herd immunity did not seem to exist in the government’s mind during C19 either!!
The "governments mind" is often a vast, gaping, air filled space!! Lol
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Fck the AG time to rise up