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Supreme Court Upholds Wheat Board Gag Order

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“We think there’s an important principle of farmer control at stake.” – LARRY HILL, CWB The Canadian Wheat Board has lost its final effort to overturn a federally imposed gag order on promoting its sales monopoly. The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear a CWB appeal against a lower court ruling to leave
News

Prison Farm Discussion Comes To Manitoba

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An all-party panel discussion on the fed-era l government’s plans to shut down the national prison farm program is now planned for Feb. 1 in Steinbach. The event was formerly planned to be held in former public safety minister Peter Van Loan’s riding, but last week’s cabinet shuffle appointing Manitoba MP Vic Toews to the
News

Farmers Want More Research Spending

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Groups representing more than 100,000 crop growers are launching a campaign to push for more investment in agricultural research in Canada. Called Farmers for Investment in Agriculture (FIA), the campaign wants Ottawa to at least reverse the 40 per cent decline in public research funding for agronomics that has occurred since 1994. Inflation and less
Cereals, News

FCWB Defends Wheat Board Against Ottawa In Court

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“We’re saying a minister should not be able to change or override the regulations and the voting procedures of the Canadian Wheat Board just through a simple letter of instruction and a secret one at that.” – STEWART WELLS Allegations that Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz exceeded his authority by instructing the Canadian Wheat Board to
Cereals, Crops

CGC Bill Among Casualties Of Prorogue

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Controversial legislation to overhaul the Canadian Grain Commission was among the legislation wiped out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue the current session of Parliament. The bill faced a bumpy ride through Parliament from the opposition parties, even if Harper does fill Senate vacancies with Conservative supporters. Introduced last spring, the bill was
News

Young Farmers’ Program Receives More Support

The federal government has increased its support to Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program by 20 per cent to $120,000 over the next four years. “For three decades, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program has been encouraging young farmers to pursue excellence,” said parliamentary secretary Pierre Lemieux, who made the announcement Dec. 3 on behalf of federal
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Hog Producers Remember Departing Premier For Bill 17

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“I know my friends in the hog industry don’t agree with me.” – GARY DOER He reduced education taxes on farmland. He doubled agriculture spending during his 10 years in office. But many Manitoba farmers will remember Premier Gary Doer for one thing: Bill 17. The famous (or infamous) bill, passed exactly one year ago,
Opinion

Slung mud won’t patch program cracks

“This Conservative government puts farmers first in every decision we make.” This recent quote is from a letter by our agriculture minister, Gerry Ritz. It should be the way a government reacts to all decisions that concern agriculture in Canada. But a letter that I received from Mr. Ritz says something very different. When the
Opinion

Stephen Harper Abandons Canada’s Hog Farmers

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On Aug. 15, Gerry Ritz, Stephen Harper’s minister of agriculture, abandoned Canada’s hog farmers. After months of pleading for help, with a $3.2-billion sector at stake, the Harper government announced a loan program that only the most viable operations would consider, and a small amount to exit farmers out of the sector. Employing tens of
Cereals, Crops

CWB Wants To Appeal “Gag Order”

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“We think it’s a fundamental issue to the CWB. It’s about farmers having control of the Canadian Wheat Board. It’s as simple as that.” – Larry Hill The struggle over who controls the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) – its board of directors or the federal government – might be decided by the Supreme Court of

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