Canadian Government Cuts to CFIA and AAFC Threaten Food Safety System, House Committee Urges Reversal
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Canada's food safety system is under threat as the federal government cuts funding to both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research facilities. Nearly 600 CFIA jobs are being eliminated (over one-fifth of its workforce), and seven AAFC research facilities are slated for closure. A unanimous House of Commons Agriculture Committee report urges the government to reverse these cuts, which critics describe as a dismantling of the food safety system rather than a simple budget trim.
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· 3 pulledThis isn't a budget trim. It's a dismantling.
CUTS TODAY MEAN UNSAFE FOOD TOMORROW
A unanimous report from the House of Commons Agriculture Committee agrees—and is urging the government to reverse course.
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