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Video: Vanthof demands respect for the credentials of Ontario’s Crop Advisors in neonics debate

Sep 24, 2015

During Question Period in the Ontario Legislative Assembly today, John Vanthof (MPP Timiskaming-Cochrane) pressed Agricultural Minister Jeff Leal for a response to farmer concerns regarding neonictinoid-treated seeds. Vanthof criticized the Ontario government’s seeming unwillingness to develop neonicotinoid seed regulations that would be effective when applied to Ontario farms.