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For further information on VOIC initiatives and general information on the vegetable oil industry in Canada, please contact us using the information below.

Tel.: 1-888-786-VOIC
416-214-1232

FAX: 416-214-0627

Address:

258 Adelaide St., Suite 403
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
M5A 1W1

Contact:

Sean McPhee, President
smcphee@voic.ca

General Information:

E-mail: voic@voic.ca

 

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News

 

Exciting Breakthroughs!

Nutrition News!

"Margarine Makers Win Quebec Colour Battle!!!

Coalition Letter to Premier Jean Charest re Internal Trade

Vegetable Oil Industry Brings New Solutions to Replace Trans Fat

 

The following activities/press releases are organized by topic then date. If you want to search for topics by keyword click here.

 



Nutrition News!

October 8, 2008
Canada's Vegetable Oil Harvest Delivers Nutrition Solutions

Internal Trade Reform

July 31, 2008
VOIC Announcement:
"Margarine Makers WIN Quebec Colour Battle"

July 8, 2008
Coalition Letter to Premier Jean Charest re Internal Trade

April 2, 2008
Canwest Article -- "Call for more open trade"  -- John Morrissy - pg 1

Canwest Article  -- "Ottawa must put heat on laggard provinces pg 2

April 2008
VOIC AIT Statement - Improving Internal Trade:  A Bold Approach (English)

VOIC AIT Statement -- Improving Internal Trade:  A Bold Approach (French)

April 1, 2008
Ten National Associations Call on Political Leaders to Fix Internal Trade in Canada eng

Ten National Associations Call on Political Leaders to Fix Internal Trade in Canada fr

July 20, 2007

Joint Letter to Premiers

September 6, 2007
National Post Article

November 2007
Letter to Hon. Boutilier pg 1

Letter to Hon Boutilier pg 2

Feb. 22, 2007
Article from Western Producer re VOIC Presentation to Standing Senate...

February 15, 2007
VOIC Presentation to Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade & Commerce

February 15, 2007
Transcript of Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade & Commerce Hearing

2007
Responses to VOIC Letter to all Ministers of Agriculture


January 19, 2007
VOIC Letter to all Ministers of Agriculture

July 2003
Vegetable Oil and The Agreement on Internal Trade:
A History of Missed Deadlines and Unfulfilled Commitments

 

Trans Fat

July 21, 2008
Vegetable Oil Industry Brings New Solutions to Replace Trans Fat

June 28, 2006
TRANSforming the Food Supply 

November 6, 2006
VOIC Letter to Federal Minister of Health, Hon. Tony Clement re Final Report from Trans Fat Task Force

November 1, 2006
Examples of VOIC Member Leadership in Reducing Trans Fat in Canadian Diet

June 28, 2006
Health Canada welcomes final report from Trans Fat Task Force

 

Quebec Margarine Colour

FOR A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON UNILEVER CANADA'S SUPREME COURT CHALLENGE, PLEASE VISIT:  www.smcphee.com

July 31, 2008
VOIC Announcement:  "Margarine makers WIN Quebec colour battle"

July 9, 2008
The Toronto Star Article:  Quebec spreads wrod that margarine battle over

July 8, 2008
National Post Article:  Quebecers finally get their yellow margarine

January 8, 2008
Letter from Hon. Boutilier pg 1
Letter from Hon. Boutilier pg 2

August 26, 2005
Letter from Ministry of Agriculture & Food, M. Laurent Lessard

August 22, 2005
Internal Trade Panel Report Calls for Immediate Opening of Quebec Market...

June 29, 2005
Internal Trade Panel Rules in Favour of Alberta in its Challenge of Quebec's...

May 6, 2005
Interprovincial Trade Panel to Hear Alberta's Complaint Regarding Quebec's Margarine..

December 5, 2002
Canola Growers and Processors Ask Western Provinces to Crackdown on Quebec Butter

August 15, 2002
Canada's Oilseed Industry Asks Western Provinces to Join Ontario in Challenging Quebec's...

 

Ontario's Edible Oil Products Act (EOPA) & Amendments to Ontario's Milk Act

 

October 4, 2005

Letter from Hon. Doug Horner in response to VOIC September 9, 2005 letter

 

September 28, 2005
Letter from Hon. Ed Stelmach in response to VOIC September 9, 2005 letter

 

September 9, 2005

Letter to Hon. Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture

 

January 26, 2005
Letter to Hon. Steve Peters, Minister of Agriculture 

 

December 8, 2004
Agreement on Internal Trade Panel Finds in Favour of Alberta and BC...

 


June 30, 2004
Letter from ON Ministry of Agriculture & Food to G. Coukell, Dairy Farmers of Ontario

 

May 26, 2004

Western Provinces Challenge Ontario under Agreement on Internal Trade...

May 6, 2004

Ontario Government Denies Consumers – Again!

July 7, 2003

Agriculture Ministers Deny Canadians

December 12, 2002

Ontario Legislature Gives One-year Extension on Repeal of Edible Oil Products Act

December 3, 2001
Ontario to Repeal Restriction on Consumer Choice

 

December 2001

EOFAC Is Successful -- Bill 87 is Passed

November 29, 2001
Removal of Provincial Trade Barriers a Win for Consumers

November 20, 2001
Unilever Canada Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice & Social Policy...

 

Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating

February 2007

VOIC Plays Significant Role in Revision to Canada's Food Guide...

 

February 6, 2007
VOIC Announcement re Revised Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating

 

May 19, 2004

VOIC Announcement re Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating

March 31, 2004

VOIC Submission to Health Canada Re: Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating Reform

March 10, 2004

Health Canada News Release

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