<p dir="ltr">I hope that improved protection for migrant workers will be part of the bill.  Consumers want to be able to track how ethical our food is, as well as how local.  (If only we could do the same with agribusiness!)</p>

<p dir="ltr">A new report from the Metcalf Foundation says abuse of foreign workers is "systemic":</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/news/85304?utm_source=Your+Legal+Rights+Email+Bulletin&utm_campaign=e12b5d15e2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email">http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/news/85304?utm_source=Your+Legal+Rights+Email+Bulletin&utm_campaign=e12b5d15e2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email</a></p>

<p dir="ltr">Eleanor</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 19, 2012 10:32 AM, "Louisette Lanteigne" <<a href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">butterflybluelu@rogers.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><div style="background-color:transparent">Government of Ontario has just released info regarding a NEW LOCAL FOOD ACT. Details here:</div><div style="background-color:transparent">
<br></div><div style="background-color:transparent"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.ontario.ca/omafra/en/2012/09/setting-the-table-for-local-food-in-ontario.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p" style="color:rgb(35,71,134);outline-width:0px;outline-style:initial;outline-color:initial" target="_blank">http://news.ontario.ca/omafra/en/2012/09/setting-the-table-for-local-food-in-ontario.html?utm_source=ondemand&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p</a><br>
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