Parliamentary Committee Report Released on Agricultural Policy Phase Two

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has just submitted its report on Growing Forward 2, an agricultural policy framework expected to go into effect April 1, 2013.  Unfortunately, the report understands its mission to be primarily the development of a business strategy that enhances Canadian competitiveness in the international marketplace, meaning more trade and technology but little on the environment health, hunger, local food procurement, rural livelihoods and the future of farming.

Both the NDP and Liberal Minority Reports on a National Food Policy refer to Food Secure Canada, which has been actively promoting the People's Food Policy.