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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-539, An Act to promote local foods.

Mr. Speaker, this is the first bill I am introducing in the House. It is about promoting local foods.

This bill will raise awareness of the work that producers in our regions do and improve access to high-quality, fresh products. It will reduce transportation and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

The bill recommends developing a pan-Canadian local foods strategy. It directs the minister of agriculture to meet with his or her provincial counterparts to develop a definition of what constitutes a local food, to create a foru

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