“I think this bill might make it easier for companies to use more toxic chemicals. The Canadian Cancer Society is against that. I don't think making it easier for companies will make food cheaper. I want the Minister of Finance to take out the part of the bill that does this. I want to vote for other parts of the bill, but not this part.”
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