Canada's food safety system faces dismantling as CFIA and AAFC face deep cuts
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The article warns that Canada's federal government is cutting funding to both the CFIA (nearly 600 job cuts, over one-fifth of its workforce) and AAFC (seven research facilities closing), which together form the backbone of Canada's food safety system. The House of Commons Agriculture Committee unanimously opposes these cuts and urges the government to reverse course, characterizing the reductions as a dismantling rather than a budget trim.
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bskyCanada's food safety system faces dismantling as CFIA and AAFC face deep cutsfoodsafetyfirst.caKey quotes
· 4 pulledThis isn't a budget trim. It's a dismantling.
A unanimous report from the House of Commons Agriculture Committee agrees—and is urging the government to reverse course.
Seven AAFC research facilities—some over a century old—are set to close.
Nearly 600 CFIA jobs are being cut, which is more than one-fifth of the agency's workforce.
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