The Election Show
How does food and agriculture make its way into party platforms? What are the main concerns of BC farmers and producers? How do politicians shop for food?
We discuss how our country\u2019s major political parties attempt to tackle the issues of Factory Farming, Declining Farmer Incomes, Regulations and more.
Guests
Alex Atamanenko\xa0\u2013\xa0NDP\xa0candidate, British Columbia Southern Interior. Alex ran in the 2004 election and lost to Conservative incumbent Jim Gouk by 680 votes.
Andrew Lewis\xa0\u2013 Deputy Leader of the\xa0Green Party, and candidate for Saanich-Gulf Islands. Andrew received the highest percentage of votes for a green party candidate in the 2004 federal election, and 2001 provincial election.
Stewart Wells\xa0\u2013 National President,\xa0National Farmer\u2019s Union (NFU). Farmer in Swift Current, SK.
Cathy Holtslander\xa0\u2013 Project Organizer,\xa0Beyond Factory Farming Coaltion\xa0(Council of Canadians).
Andrea Gunner\xa0\u2013 Agricultural consultant, Manager \u2013 BC Organic Milling Co-op (Armstrong)