OTTAWA — The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have been told 1,371 agency jobs will be cut as part of the government’s cost-cutting exercise. The Agriculture Union said it “categorically denounces” the cuts, arguing they point toward a “looming food safety crisis” in Canada. Food safety experts have been warning us that CFIA can’t take any more hits, but the government isn’t listening. “On top of years of under-staffing, that means fewer food safety inspectors and slower responses to food-borne illnesses outbreaks,” she said. The Public Service Alliance of Canada gathered its members for a rally in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday to denounce public service cuts.