Posts Tagged ‘Food Sovereignty’
Op-Ed: Growing Concerns — Food & Agriculture’s Absence from Public Discourse
By Brendan Grant We’ve tried our best recently to refrain from using the “F” word, but with rapidly shortening days, some very chilly recent nights, and Labour Day right ahead of us we can no longer deny that fall is here. I like fall time best when it comes with a provincial or federal election.…
Read More2018 Election Questions – Responses Added
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…
Read MoreOp Ed: To Farm or Not to Farm – What will farming look like in 2050?
by Emery Huszka, NFU-O President The year 2050 will be here before we know it! What will Ontario farms look like? Who will be farming them? What food choices will we have as eaters? Farm taxes values have skyrocketed, in part from MPAC assessments incorporating speculator driven equity investment. As values increase, farms are being…
Read MoreThe NFU-O represents farming sector during a meeting of the Senate
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
Read MoreLetter Re. the Ontario Climate Change Action Plan
Dear Ministers Leal and Murray, The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) would like to congratulate you for your leadership in developing a Climate Action Plan for Ontario. By including specific, measurable actions, we have a tangible way for Ontario to meet its new greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, while transforming the affected sectors with…
Read MoreSupporters Welcome Prison Farm Feasibility Study
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…
Read MoreSaving the Central Experimental Farm and enabling Hospital Renewal
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…
Read MoreOpen Letter to Federal Party Leaders
Dear Party Leaders: According to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada State of the Sector, agriculture and the agri-food sector generated $108.2 billion in 2014, accounting for 6.6% of Canada’s GDP. Even with this presence and impact on the Canadian economy, agriculture has not played a part in the discussions/debates during this campaign, and the National…
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