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The Sprout: Change needed to prevent more farm-worker deaths: deputy coroner By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Apr 28, 2021 12:36pm A migrant worker sifts through a trailer load of beets in this file photo, a new deputy coroner s report in Ontario includes 35 recommendations to improve conditions for migrant farm workers. (Jim Rankin/Toronto Star)
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A deputy chief coroner’s report on the deaths of three migrant farm workers in Ontario last year from the coronavirus says better oversight is needed of workers’ living conditions and they need better access to health care.
As CBC News reports, Reuven R. Jhirad’s report includes 35 recommendations, including better communication between governments and agencies involved in the process of bringing temporary agricultural workers to Canada each year and, farm workers should also be considered a high priority group for COVID-19 vaccinations. CBC reports, the deputy coroner�
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“We’ve been doing research with pulses for at least 15 years, and it was always our intention to get a book out to the public so that other people could benefit as well,” said Chilibeck, professor in the College of Kinesiology. SHRF’s rapid response call for COVID-related projects was timely, providing the resources they needed to move ahead with the work required to publish the recipes online, he said. “Pulses are perfect food for people during times of decreased activity, such as during a pandemic,” he said. “These foods are extremely beneficial in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and obesity conditions that put people at greater risk because they can lead to complications if they get COVID.”
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