What is going on in our country with our own food?

wow you are very well spoken and i share many of the same views as you, you would be interested in the new movie coming out called "Food Ink."

Your arguments make no sense. How can we say that the farmers are not able to compete, and yet you say that all you can find is (correcting the spelling) outrageously high priced foreign fruits and vegetables? It's one or the other. either the food is high priced, or it undercuts the local producers.

When there is a bumper crop, farmers complain that prices drop. Of course they do! When there are low yields prices rise, that's called supply and demand.

Also, it's worth noting that the vast majority of our imported food comes from the US in trucks and trains, not ships, but that's neither here nor there.

Lastly, the government is not 'imposing free trade' on anyone. We have had a NUMBER of elections, both federal and provincial, since free trade came into being in 1988. It's not new, and the people have had many opportunities to vote to repeal it if they choose. They haven't, because it's good for the country.

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This answer is coming from a resident of Southern Ontario. It's a pleasure to answer a question from one of my compatriots!

There is a local peach grower who used to sell to Del Monte. He is giving up the orchard because Del Monte is buying from a cheaper supplier. You have to watch your labels. I was shocked to see that some Del Monte products actually come to us from China! I have never purchased food from China and after the melamine scandal I can't understand why anyone would.

I think, apart from some specific examples like this peach grower, you might be overgeneralizing. My employment brings me into regular contact with local produce growers. I am most familiar with the area around Leamington and the produce business is definitely good. Of course everyone knows that Leamington produces 80% of all the tomatos and tomato products consumed in Ontario. In addition to that, Leamington has a huge export market. So Free Trade has been very good to Leamington.

In fact, I would have to say the Free Trade has been good to Canada as a whole. I'm old enough to remember the Free Trade Election of 1988. Since that time, the value of Canadian exports to the USA has more than doubled. So Free Trade has been a net good for Canada.

In fact, we have Free Trade agreements with 9 countries including Mexico, Argentina, and Panama. The value of our exports goes up every time.

I agree with you that imported food is always inferior to local food in taste and quality. My parents always say that you can skimp on a lot of things but never skimp on food that goes into your body! Why would you eat an inferior tomato just to save 25 cents? We always buy only Ontario produce and we are lucky that we can even go to local growers and get most of what we eat.

On top of that, we buy local even in the winter. Of course you can't get fresh fruit but we simply eat canned or dried fruit. You can't get fresh vegetables but we simply eat preserved or vegetables that keep well in the cellar. It's so easy. I don't want to eat Romaine lettuce that was shipped to me from halfway across the continent in January. I can eat any number of squash dishes from a variety of squash that will give me twice the nutrients at half the cost.

So there are my thoughts on the subject. In summary: buy local and eat better!

I totally agree with your thoughts on food supply. it will not be long before we are under total control of other countries, if they control our food supply, they control our country, with no bullets or bombs involved. yet, much of the problem lies in our own people, developers buy up land, then turn it into housing and more shopping centres. We are told that this is our best interests. It is not, but people are to ignorant and uncaring to take any action. I live in BC: the exact same thing happens here. Try for the 100 mile diet.

you need to ask this in politics

if you dont i will c+p it myself

i totaly agree its not right

u should get an alotment and grow yourself

i have its great

one of the most satisfying things ive evr undertook