2022
Thank you: An overview of our work in 2022 and a look at 2023
Vegan Society of Canada News, December 23rd 2022
Thank you to all our donors and volunteers for your continued support throughout 2022. What follows is a brief update of our activities and a forecast for 2023...
The REACH animal testing loophole
Vegan Society of Canada News, December 16th 2022
The Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) animal testing loopholes in Europe are similar to what we’ve discussed before but different in some key aspects. It is misleading countless people...
Just the facts: Are soft drinks vegan certifiable
Vegan Society of Canada News, December 7th 2022
Most soft drinks are likely not vegan certifiable in part due to sugar they contain. There are also various other potential issues that affect all beverages like filtering, as some businesses use various processing aids like fish or bovine gelatin for clarification which is not vegan certifiable.
We have updated our article on the health risks of eggs and cholesterol
Vegan Society of Canada News, November 23rd 2022
We have updated our review of the scientific evidence on the health risks of eggs and cholesterol with new information on dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as well as downloadable infographics.
We are banning Kashi products
Vegan Society of Canada News, November 21st 2022
We are banning Kashi brand products from vegan certification and putting the Kellogg Company under negative watch.
Many years ago, there was almost nothing labelled vegan which led to people making things from scratch. Fast forward to 2022, there are many foods labelled vegan, but we are faced with having no idea exactly what it means, even from organizations that self-identify as vegan or businesses that self-certify...
We have updated our article on the exploitation in the cocoa industry
Vegan Society of Canada News, November 20th 2022
We have updated our article on the exploitation of animals in the cocoa and chocolate industry with downloadable infographics.
Alzheimer's disease, dementia and the cholesterol link
Vegan Society of Canada News, November 18th 2022
We have known the health risks of cholesterol for a while. However, something that is less well known is the link between a diet high in animal foods and all causes of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease...
The precautionary principle
Vegan Society of Canada News, October 14th 2022
The precautionary principle in veganism is a crucial pillar, and without it, veganism would crumble or become a mindless list of things we avoid without any reason or logic to help explain it. We are dedicating an entire article to this principle...
A call for Veganism on International Day of Non-Violence
Vegan Society of Canada News, September 25th 2022
Mark October 2nd on your calendars and get ready to join us and vegans across the world as we mark the United Nations International Day of Non-Violence! Together we will voice and promote the non-violent principles of practising a vegan lifestyle...
Flights will soon be not vegan certifiable
Vegan Society of Canada News, September 16th 2022
For some time now, we have known the toll on the environment from the aviation industry. The emissions are significant as only one transatlantic flight or two medium-distance flights is roughly equal to all the emissions saved from switching to eating foods suitable for vegans for an entire year...
Exploiting Animals as Workers
Vegan Society of Canada News, September 2nd 2022
We will not certify any products that exploit animals as workers, but regrettably many others do. Transportation, security, powering machinery, retrieving, searching or land clearing, are all ways animals are exploited...
We have updated our article on the health risks of dairy
Vegan Society of Canada News, September 1st 2022
We have updated our review of the scientific evidence on the health risks of dairy products with new graphics and downloadable infographics.
Salt may corrode people
Vegan Society of Canada News, August 12th 2022
Once again there seems to have been some corruption in our government regarding the new packaging labelling laws that will take effect on January 1st, 2026. Let’s begin with the positive aspects of this new regulation. High sodium consumption globally is a health problem. It is not our first choice of health issue to address...
Issues with the veganic label
Vegan Society of Canada News, July 15th 2022
Vegan certification, with its numerous serious issues like the animal testing loophole, the exploitation of non-human and human animals in part via slavery and slavery-like conditions, and the fallacy that plants are inherently better are among issues we consider to be akin to the wild west. By definition, anything that relies on what veganism is, like “veganic” farming certification, must also be similarly labelled...
Apathy towards animals
Vegan Society of Canada News, June 16th 2022
One cannot help but notice a distinct contradiction when it comes to animal exploitation. As research has shown, in one sense, most people are horrified when a dog or cat is abused, but they are much more apathetic toward animals in the agricultural industry and even more indifferent to animals used in testing laboratories. The level of concern for invertebrates is nonexistent...
"PlantGate" at the IPCC
Vegan Society of Canada News, May 17th 2022
Despite CO2 levels in the atmosphere continuing to rise, we no longer seem to be talking about the climate crisis. We have coined the term "PlantGate" upon reviewing the latest IPCC report, and we aim to bring climate change back to the forefront...
Methionine: A double-edged sword
Vegan Society of Canada News, April 18th 2022
We have discussed many times in the past the health benefits of a vegan lifestyle. Unfortunately, as we discussed in our article about superbugs, our current economic system fails when it comes to producing cures that are not profitable, such as antibiotics. This also applies to the health benefits of a vegan lifestyle, which unlike traditional medicine is hard to monetize for businesses...
Introducing our mental health support
Vegan Society of Canada News, March 25th 2022
The Vegan Support Line is a free chat and email based mental health support line. All our volunteer responders self-identify as vegans and have work experience in the field of mental health, clinical health, or social work. It’s open to anyone who would benefit from emotional and mental support and prefers to chat with those who self-identify as vegans, whether or not it is related to veganism...
The animal testing loophole
Vegan Society of Canada News, March 18th 2022
There are various practices we strongly oppose, including what we refer to as the animal testing loophole. We briefly touched on this issue in the ban of ISO-23662 article, but, unfortunately, most if not all organizations, including members of the Vegan World Alliance (VWA), continue to use this loophole...
Food plate for the planet
Vegan Society of Canada News, February 17th 2022
For far too long, we had to contend with food plate diagrams that encourage the exploitation of animals. The latest version of the food guide from our government is certainly progressing in the right direction, but as climate incidents have shown us too often, we no longer have the luxury of time...
Exploitation in the cocoa industry
Vegan Society of Canada News, January 14th 2022
September 2021 was the 20th anniversary of the failure of The Harkin-Engel Protocol. Twenty years later, most chocolate remains unsuitable for vegans and we will ban from vegan certification Nestlé’s plant-based KitKat, and Cadbury’s Plant Bar...