While I disagreed with the PP on the gov't paying for our healthcare, and you don't indicate where you're from, as a former farmer, and someone who is still very closely involved with agriculture in Ontario, I have to correct you on this....PLEASE don't fall prey to movies like "Food Inc" if you are Canadian....it is about the U.S....NOT Canada! Canadian farmers, as a whole, care very much about their animals (of course there are scummy exceptions everywhere) and their crops, and are actually very heavily regulated as far as what they can and cannot add, or what medications can be used in our industry. Growth hormones are illegal in Canada. Pesticides are very carefully researched, and you need to take extensive classes and have a licence to even buy them, let alone apply them.
Canada is VERY different from the U.S. i this area...please don't lump us togather....![]()
Respectfully, while I am proudly Canadian and 25 years a Torontonian, I can assure you that I didnt just watch Food, Inc. and decide what is going on in Canada and the farming industry. Almost 20 years ago I was fortunate enough to meet two extremely educated chefs in Toronto, Jamie Kennedy and Susur Lee. They, along with their wives introduced me to my education towards food. I have been passionately educating myself ever since.
Also, I have worked in the legal patent world for over 20 years. I know that it is happening here. Sadly, at the end of the day, almost the same as in the US. I have patented many genetically altered plants and animals, personally. Growth hormones may be not allowed in Canadian milk but there are many, many products sold here that contain it. They are also allowed in other areas with cows.
Pesticides on fruits and vegetables: You are never going to convince me that they are safe because they are carefully researched by the government. This is, of course, my personal opinion.