Tories rewriting safety regs with no input from their own expert panel, says member.
http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/05/31/OilSpillPrevention/index.html
Government memos reveal fish farmers pressured government to keep sea lice drugs secret, six years before biologist Alexandra Morton made it public. Read the rest of this entry »
Groups applaud MPs for moving Bill C-474 to Committee for study
Ottawa. Last night, Parliament passed Private Members Bill C-474 through second reading, in spite of intense pressure from the biotech industry. The Bill, which would require analysis of potential harm to export markets before the sale of new genetically modified (GM) seeds, will now be studied by the House of Commons Agriculture Committee. Read the rest of this entry »
Ottawa – The Harper government is escalating its attack on democracy with the deals announced today on Buy American and Canada signing up the provinces to the WTO procurement agreement. More than 25 organizations are meeting today in Ottawa to launch efforts to counter this and other trade deals whose aim is to destroy local democratic control over public spending. Read the rest of this entry »
Ontario farmer not guilty of selling raw milk
The Canadian Press
An Ontario farmer who operates a raw milk co-op was found not guilty Thursday of 19 charges related to selling unpasteurized milk. Michael Schmidt, from Durham, Ont., defended himself in 2009 against the charges for dispensing milk straight from the cow.
While raw milk is legal to drink, it’s illegal to sell in Canada.
Schmidt’s legal battles sparked a heated debate over the safety of raw milk. Advocates have extolled its flavour and health benefits, while health officials and the province’s milk marketing board, the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, have argued raw milk isn’t fit for widespread distribution.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/01/21/raw-milk-trial.html?ref=rss
Independent expert to determine how often land floods
Josh Dehaas
Globe and Mail
A 400,000-square-foot shopping centre to be built on the edge of the Salmon River is in limbo after the province said it will bring in an independent expert to determine how often the land floods.
A group opposed to the project had earlier commissioned a report that found evidence that the river floods every two to three years, contradicting the original environmental assessment, which showed the river does not top its banks in a typical five-year period. If the land floods more than once every five years, the province is unlikely to allow development because small fish might use the flooded area.
The move surprised the City of Salmon Arm and the developer, SmartCentres, because the Ministry of the Environment had accepted the original environmental assessment in September. The new study should be completed by winter’s end, according to the Environment Ministry. Read the rest of this entry »
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