2018 Election Questions – Responses Added

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In light of the upcoming election, we reached out to parties to ask their opinion on key agricultural issues. Party responses in the order they were received: Green Party of Ontario NDP Liberal Party Progressive Conservative Party Food sovereignty means that every Canadian citizen has the right to define and control their own food systems…

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The NFU-O represents farming sector during a meeting of the Senate

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On Thursday, December 8 2016, Emery Huszka – NFU-O President and Region 3 Coordinator – spoke at a meeting of the Senate. The meeting was to discuss the study on the acquisition of farmland in Canada and its potential impact on the farming sector.    To watch the meeting online, click here

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Supporters Welcome Prison Farm Feasibility Study

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June 8, 2016  KINGSTON, Ontario — Prison farm supporters welcomed the announcement last week that the federal government will conduct a feasibility study on restoring the Kingston prison farms. “We applaud that Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has included public processes in the feasibility study,” said Dianne Dowling, a member of the Save Our Prison…

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Saving the Central Experimental Farm and enabling Hospital Renewal

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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change (with responsibility for Parks Canada Agency and National Historic Sites of Canada) The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage (with responsibility for the National Capital Commission) Dear Ministers McKenna, MacAulay, and Joly, We would like…

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