Paul MacKinnon
Paul MacKinnon is the President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), responsible for ensuring the safety of Canada's food supply and animal health. He was recently in the news for overseeing the decision to proceed with the cull of ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia, despite a request from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to spare the birds for scientific study on their immune response to avian flu.
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Kennedy wrote a letter to Paul MacKinnon regarding the cull.
U.S. right-wing commentator Chris Sanders offers to house B.C. ostriches facing cull order
Canada· 2025-09-21
Paul MacKinnon, the CFIA president, stated that the agency is reviewing the findings of the report.
Federal probe into deadly listeria outbreak finds major flaws with algorithm guiding inspectionsCanada· 2025-08-21
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote to CFIA President Paul MacKinnon earlier this year.
Cull order on B.C. ostriches a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, federal appeals court hearsCanada· 2025-07-15
In a call with CFIA president Paul MacKinnon, Mr. Kennedy urged Canada to halt the cull.
Canada wants to kill 400 ostriches. Sadly, it’s the right thing to doCanada· 2025-05-30Paul MacKinnon is the president of the CFIA, who received a letter from Kennedy regarding the ostriches.
W - The Globe and MailCanada· 2025-05-27MacKinnon is the President of the CFIA who received Kennedy's letter regarding the ostrich cull.
CFIA says B.C. ostrich cull will go ahead, despite intervention from RFK Jr.Canada· 2025-05-26