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Raw milk defenders go to Ontario’s Superior Court with funds raised online

By Dan Flynn on March 29, 2019

A Go Fund Me campaign is almost half-way towards a $175,000 fund-raising goal to finance the court defense of the constitutional rights of raw milk consumers in Canada.

The online funding raising campaign has raised…
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Court shuts down large raw milk co-op; advocate done fighting

By News Desk on January 10, 2018

The outcome feared by raw milk advocates on both sides of the 48th parallel is now a reality. A judge in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, issued a permanent injunction against Our Farm Our Food Co-op. Justice…
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Canadian raw milk crusader serving 60 days — on weekends

By News Desk on November 9, 2017

Canada’s best known raw milk crusader, Ottawa’s Michael Schmidt, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in jail after being found guilty of obstructing a peace officer.

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Ontario court could permanently shut down raw milk sales

By Dan Flynn on May 31, 2017

Raw milk advocates on both sides of the 48th parallel are worried about the outcome of a trial in Ontario because they fear it could provide the template for ending sales of milk without pasteurization…
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Raw milk producer appeals cease and desist order today

By News Desk on February 28, 2017

rawmilk-farmer-arrested_406x250Today, Ottawa area farmer Michael IIgert is scheduled to ask for removal of a cease and desist order that prevents him from selling or distributing milk that has not been pasteurized.

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Ontario court could shut down raw milk distribution, promotion

By Dan Flynn on September 26, 2016

The outcome of a two-day hearing set for today and tomorrow in the Ontario Court of Justice at Newmarket may send raw milk drinkers in Canada down a more political road after years of fighting…
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Criminal charges pending against Ontario raw milk advocates

By News Desk on July 20, 2016

When provincial agricultural officials in Ontario raided raw milk advocate Michael Schmidt’s farm this past October, they were accompanied by local police. The raid turned into a standoff that ended only when a deal was…
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Ontario Raw Milk Crusader Getting His Day in Province’s Highest Court

By News Desk on February 5, 2014

The Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Courts of Appeal – the Ontario Court of Appeal – today will hear oral arguments to decide if barriers to the sale and distribution of raw milk infringe upon…
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Canada’s Raw Milk Laws Put to Test By Ontario Court of Appeal

By News Desk on August 2, 2012

Provincial public health and milk marketing regulations that have prevented the sale or distribution of raw milk in Canada for the past 80 years are about to be challenged in the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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Canadian Raw-Milk Producer Ends Hunger Strike

By Cookson Beecher on November 6, 2011

Canadian raw-milk dairy farmer Michael Schmidt has called off his 5-week hunger strike, after having had the chance on Nov. 4 to meet with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.

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