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Investigation into CBC and prison farms
Investigation into CBC’s coverage of the reintroduction of prison farms [click for PDF] Jack Nagler CBC Ombudsman SUBJECT: Request for investigation into CBC’s coverage of the reintroduction of prison
Senate Committee on Human Rights
Letter to Senate Committee on Human Rights [view original PDF] The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights Senate, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0A4 June 30, 2021 Dear Senators, On
Feds’ rethink on prison farms, abattoirs
Feds' rethink on prison farms, abattoirs started in 2003 1,000 pages of government documents tell what unfolded after that Ontario Farmer [click to view original article], Tue May 11
Liberals to re-open Kingston prison farms that critics say will exploit inmate labour
“It’s just gonna be a big factory farm and it’s just gonna be exploitation. There’s gonna be no personalization, that there’s gonna be no rehabilitative aspect to it. It doesn’t make sense.”
‘The animals set me right’
Shannon was one of a handful of demonstrators with Evolve Our Prison Farms who gathered outside Feihe International’s Royal Canada Milk, a Chinese infant formula plant that will produce goat milk infant formula for the Chinese market. The planned goat dairy at Joyceville, Shannon and others believe, will not benefit the prisoners who will work there. “This is all about the money.”
Milking Justice: Prison Farms Squeezing Profits Out of Prisoners & Animals
The return of Canada’s prison farms could be visionary, life-affirming, empathy-inducing, and environment-protecting through green agriculture and animal sanctuary. If, however, we remain blind to the treatment of prisoners, animals and the environment, then the future is dim indeed.
OPEN LETTERS
CANADA’S PRISONERS
"We care about you. The world is watching and the time has never been more right to see ethical shifts in our relationship to prisoners and rehabilitation, to animals, and to our environment."
PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU
"A clear injustice is taking place. Reversing the prison goat dairy decision in favour of a non-exploitative and non-violent model will demonstrate consistency in your values as a justice-minded person."
COMMISSIONER DION
"Reporting contraventions of the Conflict of Interest Act as it applies to Minister Ralph Goodale and public office holders appointed to advise on the return of the prison farm program."
CSC COMMISSIONER KELLY
"The litany of abuse required by the goat dairy industry makes it manifestly unsuitable for rehabilitative programming. It is our hope that you will carefully consider the rehabilitative implications."
PRESIDENT XI JINPING
"We ask you with humility and conviction to urge Feihe International to cancel or refuse to sign any contract that sources milk from a Correctional Services of Canada program."
MINISTER RALPH GOODALE
"There is strong evidence that plant-based prison farms would be better for prisoners, animals and the environment. Let us not overlook previously unexplored possibilities for our prison farms."