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Bill: Agricultural Right to Know Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 2713
Description[?]:
| It is the duty of the government to allow citizens access to information about the food they purchase. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:23:35, February 16, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Agricultural Right to Know Act |
| Message | Actually, it's the duty of the government to regulate the use of chemicals. Information about the food they purchase is handled by a different law. |
| Date | 23:59:18, February 16, 2009 CET | From | Loyalist Party of House Gwyneth-Matisse | To | Debating the Agricultural Right to Know Act |
| Message | First, this law does not say that the government can't regulate chemical use. Second, it is my concern that the government is secretly regulating chemicals behind the backs of ordinary citizens. People should decide for themselves what pesticides are dangerous. |
| Date | 01:28:15, February 17, 2009 CET | From | House Lusk-Nat'l Syndicalist Party (UM) | To | Debating the Agricultural Right to Know Act |
| Message | What law is that, PRCP? Food regulation beyond the law is determined by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. |
| Date | 04:49:48, February 17, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Agricultural Right to Know Act |
| Message | There is a law about listing all ingredients and nutritional information. I feel the reasoning behind this bill applies more to that than actual pest control. |
| Date | 04:50:16, February 17, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Union | To | Debating the Agricultural Right to Know Act |
| Message | And by the way, most people don't know what pesticides are good and which ones are bad. That's our job. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 83 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 138 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 29 |
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