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Milk raid compared to drug bust
Milk raid compared to drug bust

Peter Brieger, CanWest News Service; National Post
Published: Thursday, November 30, 2006

TORONTO - Farmer Michael Schmidt, locked in a David and Goliath struggle with food regulators
over his struggle to sell raw milk, received backing from a celebrated Toronto chef on Wednesday.

Schmidt, who is on a hunger strike after his Owen Sound, Ont., farm was raided by regulators
last week, said selling unpasteurized milk is safe and none of the government's business.

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Premier Dalton McGuinty's contact info
Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier Of Ontario
Ottawa South, Liberal
Rm 281, Main Legislative Building
Toronto ON M7A 1A4
Tel : 416-325-1941
Fax : 416-325-3745

Ottawa South Riding Office
1795 Kilborn Ave
Ottawa ON K1H 6N1
Tel : 613-736-9573
Fax : 613-736-7374

 
Urban devotees of raw milk soured
Urban devotees of raw milk soured by health raid on farmer

MARGARET PHILP - Globe and Mail

TORONTO -- It was an early-morning drama with all the hallmarks of a big drug bust: Ontario Provincial Police cruisers blockading the lane while armed officers swooped onto a farm, herding the farmer and his workers into the kitchen of the old house.
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Press Conference and Petition
UPDATE @ 2006/11/28 - 20:30

ONLY the press will be able to enter the restaurant.   The rest of us will have to stand outside.  Michael would like as many people there as possible because there's strength in numbers.


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THERE WILL BE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT JAMIE KENNEDY’S WINE BAR RESTAURANT AT CHURCH AND FRONT 10:00 am. THIS WEDNESDAY November 29th 2006.  If you are able to come to bring more attention to the issue that would be wonderful. He is trying to get Toronto media out to the event.  Sally Fallon, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation will also be present.

Location:
9 Church Street, Toronto, ON (east side of Church Street, just south of Front Street)

On December 7th there will be a private members bill introduced at Queen’s Park by Bill Murdoch MPP from the Grey Bruce area that asks that the issue of small raw milk producers be settled once and for all.  More information to follow.

Please find and distribute the petition below:

Freedom Of Choice Petition
 
What you can do to help!
Make your voices heard about the necessity of individuals making informed decisions about how, where and by whom their food is grown and produced. E-mail, telephone, waylay, whatever, your own local MPP. Letters to the editor are also very helpful. Michael speaks from the farmer's perspective and does it very well. We as consumers must do the rest.

Ontario Legislative Assembly contact information:
 
Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. David Ramsay
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Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Hon. Leona Dombrowsky
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Minister of Health Promotion, Jim Watson
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Minister of Health and Long Term Care, Hon. George Smitherman
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Minister of Finance, Hon. Greg Sorbara (a consumer, along with his family, of raw milk)
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Bill Murdoch, MPP, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound (the riding in which Glencolton Farms is located and pushing for a private member's bill to make raw milk legal if labelled)
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From Liana:

1. Members of Toronto City Council 2004 – 2006 - the page lists all Toronto City Councilors by wards -  there is a link to enter the street address to find your Ward number and name.  You'll get the Council Member info by clicking  the corresponding name.
2. Members of Parliament - You will get your MP contact information by entering your postal code
alternatively:
Members of Parliament 2 - list of Members of Parliament (sort columns first), click under corresp. name for contact info.
 
3. Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament - list of Ontario MPP addresses, e-mail, fax and telephone numbers. ( again you can find your Ontario MPP through postal code).
You can also click to download the complete List of Ontario MPP Queen's Park e-mail addresses in text-only format -  extremely useful!
 
Donations
Ferdinand Vondruska offers to match donations in aid of Michael Schmidt...

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