Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The federal government as I have said, only provides a retailers' food subsidy. Right now, they are not providing subsidies for other sources of food production. We did, as part of signing on to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, we will be meeting, and are meeting with Agriculture Canada to find ways to develop agriculture in the Northwest Territories. Those that are interested in dairy, chicken, turkey, we will have to find other sources because of the fact that that is a closed door other than existing farmers, but we will be negotiating with Agriculture Canada to look at other forms of agriculture. Ours, as a government, we have developed a number of strategies to help improve in the area of food security. We have an agricultural strategy. We have a fishery strategy. We have a small scale garden program where we now have, all communities of the North have small scale community gardens.
Bob McLeod on Question 789-18(2): Nutrition North Program
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 789-18(2): Nutrition North Program
Oral Questions
May 30th, 2017
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