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It was a junk food lover's delight today as Health Minister Tony Clement weighed in with new regulations concerning the labeling of food.
He was surrounded by packages of cinnamon toast waffles, bagel bites, cheese snax, cheddar smokies, reverse decadent chocolate chip cookies, the works.
And if that wasn't enough, the news conference was extra crowded because the room had special visitors.
Youngsters, babies, baby carriages, all of whom suffered from allergies and these new regulations might improve their health.
It's unclear just why they were at a news conference but in the idle days of summer, perhaps it might help the photo op he wanted to stage.
Clement smiled and posed for pictures with the kids.
In the end though, Clement was upstaged by a baby crying in the middle of his presentation.
Clement quipped that "usually it's slightly older people who heckle me."
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