Funding for organic farming, "green" farming, farmer co-ops and farm safety nets are on Jack Layton's to-fund list in the New Democratic Party's new agriculture platform. NDP leader Layton released the party's full platform Sunday in Toronto, with just over two weeks before a federal election. Among other points, the NDP's platform proposes a series[...]
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Release food inspection plan now: Liberals
The federal government needs to release its plan now for food safety inspections in Canada, without worrying about the "communications risks" involved in releasing it, the federal Liberals said Wednesday. News reports in the past week have stated that a Canadian Food Inspection Agency biologist has been sacked after finding confidential documents outlining such a[...]
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