Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Conservatives continue to talk big with still no regard for our health

Public Values - Number of new food inspectors: 57. Number assigned to meat plant inspection: 0.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has hired 57 new inspectors but none are dedicated to front-line meat inspection despite 22 deaths resulting from Canada's listeriosis crisis and promises made by federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

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Flaherty, with his $50 Billion Deficit, feels he now has an excuse to cut our services