{"id":40252,"date":"2025-05-13T09:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fvgc.ca\/?p=40252"},"modified":"2025-05-14T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:39:38","slug":"fvgc-congratulates-pm-and-new-agriculture-minister-calls-for-quick-action-on-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fvgc.ca\/fr\/2025\/05\/13\/fvgc-congratulates-pm-and-new-agriculture-minister-calls-for-quick-action-on-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"FVGC Congratulates PM and new Agriculture Minister, Calls for Quick Action on Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Ottawa, ON \u2013 May 13, 2025 \u2013<\/strong> The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) today congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney on the swearing in of his new cabinet and urged quick action on food security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u201cThe government takes office in unsettled times, with urgent challenges and exciting opportunities to address, including growing Canada\u2019s food security,\u201d said FVGC Executive Director Massimo Bergamini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/liberal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2025\/04\/Canada-Strong.pdf\">Liberal election platform<\/a> recognized the importance of food security and pledged to support Canadian agriculture\u2014including specific commitments to the horticulture sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWith trade uncertainty on the rise and growers facing challenges from extreme weather to labour shortages, Canada must act decisively to protect its food supply,\u201d said Bergamini. \u201cThe best way to safeguard food security for Canadians is to ensure Canadian growers have the tools they need to stay competitive\u2014at home and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cFresh, quality and nutritious fruit and vegetables don&#8217;t grow themselves \u2013 policies that support growers are as important as soil, water and sun,\u201d said Bergamini. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe federal government must act quickly to deliver modern business risk management and mitigation programs, predictable access to labour, effective and safe crop protection tools, investment in greenhouse agriculture, and trade policy that reflects the realities of a perishable, seasonal sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWith one in five households struggling with food security and visits to food banks at an all-time high, the government\u2019s election commitment to making food security a priority in this new Parliament, is one Canada\u2019s fruit and vegetable growers can get behind. We stand ready to work with agriculture minister MacDonald and all parliamentarians on this shared priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Explore FVGC\u2019s policy priorities and how it plans to work with government: <a href=\"https:\/\/fvgc.ca\/fr\/fvgcs-policy-priorities\/\">https:\/\/fvgc.ca\/fvgcs-policy-priorities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ashley Peyrard<br \/>\n<em>Gestionnaire, communications<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Producteurs de fruits et l\u00e9gumes du Canada<\/em><br \/>\n<em>apeyrard@fvgc.ca<\/em><br \/>\n<em>cell: 613-621-2195<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Les Producteurs de fruits et l\u00e9gumes du Canada (PFLC) repr\u00e9sentent les producteurs de tout le pays impliqu\u00e9s dans la production de plus de 120 types de cultures diff\u00e9rentes sur plus de 14 000 entreprises agricoles, avec des recettes mon\u00e9taires agricoles de 7,4 milliards de dollars en 2023. 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