The History of Butter and Margarine in Canada

After a royal commission and a trip to the Supreme Court, it was decided margarine was a provincial matter. It was determined that Newfoundland could make and sell margarine as long as it stayed within the province. But for a while, there was a legal to add any colour to margarine. Manufacturers weren't allowed to make it look like butter by adding yellow colouring. Some margarine companies would even provide a small colour packet. And you could add that to your own margarine to make itLook more like butter but you had to mix it yourself. Moira asked why the Indian Act was left out of the conversation when it came to the terms of Union.