Food Policy meeting?!?

Many people,have long thought a National Food policy is critical to and for this country's future.

Before the blow-up of the economy, stock markets, global business and bank failures, not too many people were even interested in the idea. Our current government is NOT looking at the issue at all. But in the 'new world' that some economists and citizens, think may be the future, such a concept had better be on the table.

For one thing, if the food processing sector is one of the largest employers in Canada, not too many people are paying attention to THAT salient fact. It would seem that we should be ensuring our plants and processors are not for sale. Look what happened to one of the few remaining fruit & vegetable processors, once it's ownership was secured by an American company. They raided the brands and closed it down.

It looks as if the Liberals are moving forward on the idea of a National Food Policy.

Experts discuss food policy

April 15, 2009

Rob O'Flanagan Mercury Staff
GUELPH

The complexities of developing a national food policy in this country were made clear during a Liberal Food Caucus discussion in Guelph yesterday. see more at :http://delicious.com/dariblawg

I just hope agriculture is paying attention here. Dairy organizations should really be paying attention as this is exactly what some of them have been advocating for a long time. - CG