Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case
May 28, 2025 | 12:40 PM
OTTAWA — The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following “due process” as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia.
Asked about U.S. interventions in the case, Heath MacDonald says he doesn’t think it’s appropriate for a major decision in Canada to be made by following social media.
MacDonald says he feels sorry for the farmers but there’s an obligation to protect Canada’s industries.
He says he hasn’t been in contact with his U.S. counterpart on the issue, which has attracted the attention of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is the administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
