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Shortage of farm labour in Ontario could threaten this year’s harvest

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A shortage of farm labour in Ontario due to the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening this year’s harvest. Thousands of seasonal farmworkers from Latin America and the Caribbean should be arriving, but only some have made it. Departure delays and a mandatory 14-day quarantine period once they arrive means there could be less local food on the table. Matt Ingram has the details.