MP Calls on Canadians to Support Farmers in Pushing Back Against Policies Impacting Agriculture

MP Calls on Canadians to Support Farmers in Pushing Back Against Policies Impacting Agriculture
Conservative MP for Foothills John Barlow rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on April 7, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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A Conservative MP is calling on Canadian consumers to support farmers as the federal government pushes policies to reduce fertilizer emissions, which he said are hurting the farming industry and leading to higher food prices.

“Farmers and consumers around the world are pushing back. They’re pushing back against the European Union’s farm-to-fork agenda, which is making farming unsustainable, food prices skyrocket, and food insecurity even more of a crisis," John Barlow, Conservative MP for Foothills, Alberta, said in a video posted on social media on June 15.