By Steve Brackenridge, Director, OFA
To The Haldimand Press
Canada finally has a road map for a more sustainable food system with the federal government’s unveiling of its Food Policy for Canada on June 17, 2019. This is good news for all Canadians, and the agri-food sector. The national policy’s broad vision sets out to ensure all Canadians have access to enough safe, nutritious, and culturally diverse food, and that our food system is resilient and innovative to sustain the environment and support the economy.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has worked together with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) to develop a food strategy and has used that collaborative document to make recommendations on this policy.
Although not as comprehensive as we had hoped, we are glad the new food policy has finally come to fruition.
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