This petition calls on the federal government to remove taxes on food and fuel that petitioners say raise grocery prices, and to restore funding to agricultural research centres.

Canadians are enduring a cost-of-living crisis and a recession;

1 in 4 Canadians are food insecure;

Food Banks Canada’s Poverty Report Card gave Canada a failing grade in addressing food security; and

Canada produces the highest quality food in the most ethical and environmentally responsible manner in the world.

We, the undersigned,citizens of Canada, call upon theGovernment of Canadato: 1. Repeal all domestic taxes on food including the industrial carbon tax, the food packaging tax, and the Liberal fuel standard that adds 17 cents per litre of gas; 2. Remove the industrial carbon tax as it increases the price of farm equipment, fertilizer, and food processing; and 3. Support agriculture research by reversing the funding cuts to the three Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research and development centres and four satellite research farms, including the satellite farms at Scott, Saskatchewan and Indian Head, Saskatchewan.