SummarySpren for "8510-441-73 "Protecting Canada's Food System""
- • The costs of production for farmers, cattle producers, and truckers are increasing, but the benefits are not going to Canadians or the government, but rather to megacorporations.
• The solution to the high cost of living is not to remove the carbon tax, but to promote true competition in the megacorporations and limit their profit motive to ensure a fair and balanced economy.
- • The NDP-Liberal government's policies have increased food production costs, transportation costs, and spoilage, leading to higher food prices and reduced food security for Canadians.
• The proposed ban on primary plastic packaging could increase the cost of fresh produce by 34%, reduce the availability of fresh produce by more than 50%, and increase fresh produce waste by more than 50%, leading to negative health and environmental impacts.
- • The carbon tax increases input costs for food producers, leading to higher prices for consumers.
• The speaker has first-hand experience as a food producer and has seen the impact of the carbon tax on their business.
- • The impact of the climate crisis on farmers, the cost of food, and families.