e-1339 (Food policy)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Health Canada has issued draft food guidelines recommending Canadians eat a high proportion of plant-based foods, emphasizing plant-based sources of protein and eliminating dairy as its own food group;
- Health Canada did not meet with food business lobbyists so as to preserve the integrity of the guidelines;
- It has been revealed that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has been secretly lobbying Health Canada not to encourage a shift towards plant-based eating because it would "have negative implications for the meat and dairy industries"; and
- The health of Canadians, not the profits of food companies, must determine the substance of our national eating recommendations.
- Open for signature
- November 16, 2017, at 11:47 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 16, 2018, at 11:47 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
April 25, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02264) - Government response tabled
- June 5, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 146 |
British Columbia | 383 |
Manitoba | 39 |
New Brunswick | 58 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 29 |
Northwest Territories | 1 |
Nova Scotia | 84 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 805 |
Prince Edward Island | 39 |
Quebec | 571 |
Saskatchewan | 42 |
Yukon | 5 |