Protecting the safety of agri-food workers through the Emergency Processing Fund

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Sep-04 Fri 09:54

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2020-Sep-04 Fri 09:54

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The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, was at Exceldor Cooperative in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, today to announce a number of initial projects funded under the $77.5 million Emergency Processing Fund.

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