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Canadian pig industry: the need for change
In Canada, large industrial operations designed to raise hundreds to thousands of pigs in confinement have largely replaced the small, mixed farms that dominated the…
The Attack on Organics
Anti-organics study funded by Cargill and other corporations Food issues have been much in the news recently, but I want to focus on what can…
Food Sovereignty In Canada
Movement growing to control our own food and agriculture What do community gardens on vacant urban lots, mobilizations against sea-lice infestations on the B.C. coast,…
SaskNotes: Harper’s Renewed Attack on the Canadian Wheat Board
Download 410.54 KB4 pages Just one day after the May 2nd federal election, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made it clear that the Conservative government would…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2011, Volume 14, Number 1 Download 1.89 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Cuts to Forest Service are too Deep by Ben Parfitt How BC’s…
Every Bite Counts
Climate Justice and BC’s Food System Download 1.85 MB39 pages Attachments Every Bite Counts: Climate Justice and BC’s Food System – SUMMARY
Every bite counts: Government must set menu for BC’s food system in face of climate change
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new report is calling on the BC government to take action to make BC’s food system…
The Importance of Bill C-474
Our farms need to be saved from genetically modified crops With the release of its National Food Policy on April 26, the federal Liberal Party…
Fast Facts: Steeling the NDP’s resolve
Migrant farm workers need access to public healthcare As spring unfolds in southern Manitoba, we will soon see more than migratory birds arriving. Over 400…
At the Mercy of Their Bosses
Seasonal farm workers exploited, denied rights and benefits Imagine having to leave your family for up to eight months at a time to work in…
The Ministry of Labour’s fight to hide Employment Standards violations makes a mockery of the Freedom of Information process
Update: Since publication of this editorial the Ministry of Labour has reviewed its decision to not waive the records production fee, and has decided to…
Threatened Harvest
Protecting Canada’s world-class grain system Download 1.79 MB 84 pages
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