Ontario court could shut down raw milk distribution, promotion

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 court battles. The hearing will determine if the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Health were correct in January when they filed applications for injunctions against Michael Schmidt, Elisa Vander Hout, Glencolton Farms, the Agriculture Renewal Coop, and any other Canadian who provides, distributes, or recommends raw milk. Speaking for herself and the Agricultural Renewal Coop, Vander Hout says if the applications for injunction are granted, the proceedings would take on the dynamic of “a proper trial.”