The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to clear its way to the proposed multi billion-dollar class-action lawsuit on behalf of some 100,000 cattle farmers,. hurt by the 2003 mad cow scare. The court decided to hear an appeal by the federal government and Winnipeg-based feed company Ridley Canada, who sought to derail the lawsuit. As is usual, the top court provided no reasons for turning down the appeal application.
The Ontario Court of Appeal last year cleared the way for much of the protracted lawsuit to proceed to the next step, which will determine whether the case can be classified as a class action.
It can be recalled that Cattle farmer Bill Sauer, the lead plaintiff in Ontario, has argued that Ottawa introduced regulations in 1990 that specifically allowed the feeding of cattle parts to other cattle.
The Canadian regulations came in a full two years after Britain had banned the practice, and three years after Canada barred uncertified cattle imports from the United Kingdom because of BSE fears. The Canadian government didn’t ban the dangerous feed practices until 1997.
A scientist at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was fired this month after stumbling upon a classified policy document that shows the government decided last year to cut back on inspections of meat, meat products, animal feed and commercial seeds, among other food items. The cost-cutting plan, which came from the office of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was approved by Treasury Board last November and it has not yet been made public.
Suorce: The Canadian Press
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The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to clear its way to the proposed multi billion-dollar class-action lawsuit on behalf of some 100,000 cattle farmers,. hurt by the 2003 mad cow scare. The court decided to hear an appeal by the federal government and Winnipeg-based feed company Ridley Canada, who sought to derail the lawsuit. As is usual, the top court provided no reasons for turning down the appeal application.
