Three Wins for Local and Sustainable Food
Posted: October 3, 2011
Categories: News from Sustain Ontario / Vote ON Food and Farming 2011
By Farrah Khan, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
No matter who leads our province after the October 6th election, we need to send a message to our politicians about the importance of promoting locally grown, sustainable food.
Our government can easily legislate policies for local and sustainable food procurement targets for government agencies and can also make it easier for all Ontarians to buy organic food grown nearby. Doing so will be a boon to this industry and will also help in our battle against climate change and illness.
Food and the Economy:
Buying fresh local apples instead of imports is an obvious benefit for Ontario’s economy. It’s in the best interest of our government to encourage the purchase of local food to promote Ontario’s businesses and create jobs.
Food and the Planet
Buying produce grown closer to home uses less fuel and saves on transportation costs, while at the same time spewing fewer greenhouse gases and noxious chemicals into the air. Reductions in water, pesticides and energy use in ecological farming practices ensure we are making efficient choices with our provinces treasured resources, which further reduces our impact on the planet.
Food and Health
Certain agricultural pesticides are linked to neurological illness and cancer and are a threat to wildlife and human health. Organic farmers use non-toxic pest control methods, so when buying local sustainable food, we can be confident about serving safe and nutritious meals to our families.
Local, sustainable food policies will boost our economy, improve our health and save our planet. Let your local candidates know why food should be on the agenda this election and be sure to keep the discussion going even after the polls close.
Farrah Khan is a Campaigner for the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). Help doctors protect the planet – visit us online, on twitter or on facebook.
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OCTOBER 3RD, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
RESPONSE TO FARRAH KHAN
SUSTAIN ONTARIO BLOG
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
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According to Farrah KhanÂ
― « Local, sustainable food
policies will boost our economy, improve our health and save our planet. »
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We are well aware of her organization’s policy of REPEATING
THE SAME NON–EXPERT DRIVEL OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
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So far, Khan and her buddies have LEFT QUITE A LEGACY in
Ontario ―
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â—Â Â LOST JOBS and HARDSHIP for people
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â—Â Â DESTROYED economies
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â—Â Â WEAKENED communities
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â—Â Â DANGEROUS playgrounds maintained like
GARBAGE DUMPS
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â—Â Â ANXIOUS children FEARING modern technology
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â—Â Â WASTED MONEY on PROHIBITION CONSPIRACIES
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Activists, like Khan, who are employed at Canadian
Association of Physicians for the Environment, are DESPERATE for a McGuinty
VICTORY, otherwise, their GREEN JOBS WILL NOT BE SAFE AND SECURE.
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In the event of a McGuinty DEFEAT ― NO
MORE FREE MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT GRANTS.
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The McGuinty regime is the POLITICAL SHIELD for Anti–Pesticide
and Enviro–Lunatic Terror–Activists like Farrah Khan.
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Through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the McGuinty Regime
 SQUANDERED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THE
SUBVERSIVE ANTI–PESTICIDE CONSPIRACY leading to PROHIBITION.
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In fact, McGuinty MISAPPROPRIATED OVER 2,000,000 DOLLARS !
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McGuinty gave, TAX–FREE to Canadian Association of Physicians
for the Environment, 255,000 DOLLARS from 2002 to 2007.
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This FREE TAX–EXEMPT MONEY helped pay for a LARGE CHUNK of
Khan’s salary as a NON–EXPERT secretary who worked for an organization that
TERRORIZED and DESTROYED the Professional Lawn Care Industry.
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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
CONSPIRED to ANNIHILATE the entire Modern Professional Lawn Care Industry by
PROMOTING the NEEDLESS, SENSELESS, and MALICIOUS PROHIBITION of pest control
products.
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In fact, pest control products are …
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â—  Health–Canada–Approved
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â—  Federally–Legal
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â—  Safe For Children *
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â—  Scientifically–Safe
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â—  Practically–Non–Toxic
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â—Â Â Cause No Harm
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â—Â Â Do Not Cause Cancer
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â—Â Â Enhance the Urban Landscape
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â—Â Â Good for the Environment
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Except when stored improperly in the home.
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Ontario Anti–Pesticide PROHIBITION led to LOSS OF REVENUES,
BUSINESS FAILURES, BANKRUPTCY, and UNEMPLOYMENT, inflicting TERROR, DESPAIR,
and DESTITUTION on THOUSANDS of hapless victims throughout the Professional
Lawn Care Industry.
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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment is a
VAST FUND–RAISING MILLIONAIRE MULTI–MILLION DOLLAR PROFIT–MAKING MACHINE
operated by a handful of Enviro–Lunatic–Activists, like Khan, who are PAID–FOR–PROFIT
as SUBVERSIVE LOBBYISTS.
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Even now, within the City of Toronto, the recently–elected Mayor
Ford is CLEANING HIS MUNICIPAL HOUSE, and organizations like Toronto
Environmental Alliance are LOSING THEIR FREE GOVERNMENT MONEY.
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Activists at Toronto Environmental Alliance are being
TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT at a rate of ONE–PER–WEEEK.
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A DEFEAT of the McGuinty Regime will mean that secretaries
like Farrah Khan will also be TOSSED OUT of Canadian Association of Physicians
for the Environment.
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Khan will hopefully feel the SAME TERROR, DESPAIR, and
DESTITUTION that she and her buddies INFLICTED on THOUSANDS OF HAPLESS VICTIMS
throughout the Professional Lawn Care Industry.
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Get OFF Our grASS, and Roast In The Unemployment Line ( and
In Hell ).
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WILLIAM H. GATHERCOLE AND NORAH G
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National Organization Responding Against HUJE that seek to
harm the Green Space Industry ( NORAHG ).
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NORAHG is a NATIONAL NON–PROFIT NON–PARTISAN organization
representing RESPECTED and HIGHLY–RATED TRUE EXPERTS who promote PESTICIDE–REALISM
and PESTICIDE–TRUTHS ― scientific research PROVES that pest control
products CAUSE NO HARM and can be USED SAFELY.
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HUJE are enviro–lunatics, anti–pesticide activists, and lawn–haters,
who particularly DESPISE the golf industry.
They are Hateful Underhanded Jokes as Environmentalists who have been
WRONG FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO THE PESTICIDE TRUTHS WEB–SITE …
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It is a LIBRARY OF REPORTS that contains History, Links,
News, Audios, and Videos with ALL Force Of Nature and Pesticide Truths reports,
and information right–off–the–press, in Black & White Documents
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http://pesticidetruths.com/
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&
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http://uncleadolph.blogspot.com/
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QUICK DOWNLOAD of ALL Force Of Nature reports in Full Colour
Documents
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http://pesticidetruths.com/toc/
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