(Montreal) The Parti Québécois (PQ) wishes to give the idea of the idea of an anti-winning law in Quebec when the new world framework on biodiversity, adopted on Monday in Montreal, calls to reduce the Food waste by 2030.
The political party promises to table a bill at the next parliamentary session that would, in particular, oblige companies to transfer unsold edible items to organizations that can redistribute or revalue them, such as food banks.
“Nearly 700,000 Quebeckers receive assistance from a food aid for each month due to their precarious financial situation. You have to force large restaurant channels or grocery stores to create strategic partnerships to significantly reduce waste, “said Matane-Matapédia, Pascal Bérubé, in a statement on Tuesday.
Inspired by French legislation, the PQ also wants to tackle the waste of goods by prohibiting the disposal of unsold products and forcing companies to donate to organizations or recycle them.
The grouping of regional daily newspapers, the Coops de l’information, revealed last week that the Home Depot chain in Quebec puts thousands of new products in the trash every year.
“We hope that our initiative encourages the CAQ to make the fight for waste a real priority,” said Bérubé, the day after an agreement concluded between the nations at COP15.
It would not be the first time that the issue surrounding food waste has been debated in the National Assembly. In 2020, Québec solidaire had presented a bill to this effect with the target of a 50% reduction by 2025.
In the electoral campaign, QS returned to the charge with such a promise, but pushing the schedule to 2030.