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City delays action on plan to buy more local food - Toronto Star

May 16, 2008
Paul Moloney, City Hall Bureau
Toronto Star

Despite heavy pressure from David Miller's inner circle to move on his green agenda, a committee of councillors yesterday put off taking action on a proposal to buy more food locally an cut down on long-distance trucking

The initiative, touted as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions was attacked by members of the government mangement committee who wanted precise information on costs benefits. They voted to delay the matter until the committee meets July 9.

"The city's smog and climate change plan is now in idle," said Franz Hartmann, the Executive Director of the Toronto Environmental Alliance.

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