The Chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario is accusing the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of marginalizing his group on the neonic-treated seeds issue.
That's what Mark Brock says the minister did by consulting with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, rather than the GFO.
He points out the OFA represents both sides of the issue while GFO represents the impacted growers.
In a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne, Brock says GFO is not aware of any efforts by the OFA to meaningfully or credibly consult with his organisation or with individual Ontario grain farmers prior to speaking on their behalf.
He suggests the Ministry's use of the OFA as an apparent endorser of the regulations was a deliberate attempt to claim support from agriculture the GFO argues does not really exist.
Brock wraps up his letter to the Premier by insisting the province work with impacted commodity groups as primary stakeholders for agriculture pertaining to their commodity interests in future instead of with general farm organisations.
