e-2071 (Food policy)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-113-10 Government Response to petitions concerning food policy
- Agricultural policy
- Food and beverage manufacturing industry
- Food and drink
- Livestock farming
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Statistics Canada reports that the two leading causes of death in Canada are cancer and heart disease, and the consumption of animal products are linked to both;
- The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified processed meat as a class one carcinogen, in the same category as tobacco smoke, plutonium, and asbestos;
- It is wrong that our tax dollars are used to fund food that makes us sick, destroys our planet, and exploits animals;
- Animal agriculture is responsible for producing more greenhouses gases than all transportation combined and is the leading cause of global warming, species extinction, deforestation, water pollution, and ocean dead zones; and
- It is unethical and unnecessary to continue to exploit farmed animals in any way, whether it be for food, clothing, science, or entertainment, as they cannot be humanely exploited or slaughtered.
- Open for signature
- March 25, 2019, at 9:58 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 24, 2019, at 9:58 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
June 3, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04103) - Government response tabled
- August 21, 2019