ONTARIO: Dairy farmer rejects deal in raw-milk court case - (Globe and Mail)
August 8, 2008 – 11:44 pmDairy farmer Michael Schmidt was cited as saying yesterday that local officials offered to drop court proceedings against him if he would only move his raw-milk distribution site out of their jurisdiction and into the city of Toronto.
Mr. Schmidt said in an interview that the offer was made on July 31 by York Region lawyer Daniel Kuzmyk. On that day, Mr. Schmidt was in court in Newmarket for a hearing on a contempt-of-court charge for failing to obey a directive from York’s medical officer of health not to distribute raw milk.
York Region spokesman Patrick Casey said that it would be inappropriate to comment on anything that happened at the July hearing, and that the region is preparing for a three-day trial on the contempt charges to begin Sept. 10.
Mr. Schmidt has championed the rights of customers to purchase raw milk, even though the law requires pasteurization of milk sold to […]
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