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e-4909 (Food and drink)

E-petition
Initiated by Tia Loftsgard from Ottawa, Ontario

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • A transition to more resilient food systems and supply chains is needed to adapt to a changing climate and other unforeseen disturbances (e.g. COVID-19, geopolitical instability), protect Canada’s domestic food supply, and ensure sufficient, appropriate and accessible food for all;
  • Organic food and farming is a model for success in this transformation, with documented benefits for the economy, public health and the environment;
  • Organic production contributes to biodiversity and soil health, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, resilience to extreme weather events, and fulfillment of key government objectives;
  • Canadian consumers are increasingly seeking healthy and sustainably produced food, driving strong demand for organic products;
  • Organic is the most trusted sustainability claim in Canada and backed by federal regulation and a third party assurance system recognized by trading partners;
  • Ambitious policies and investments in organic by other countries have been successful in making organic food more affordable, available, diversified and competitive; and
  • Canada has no strategic policy to develop organic food and farming, contributing to declining organic production and increasing reliance on imports.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Give Canadians better and more affordable access to the foods they want by establishing bold policies and programs that will encourage growth in the domestic supply of organic to meet the market opportunity that has multiple economic, environmental, social and health benefits for Canadians; and
2. Meaningfully recognize and incentivize sustainable resilient food systems, such as organic, across all departments that relate to Canadian food policy.
Open for signature
April 2, 2024, at 11:21 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
May 2, 2024, at 11:21 a.m. (EDT)
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Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
New Democratic Party Caucus
British Columbia