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Ignatieff, Ritz Sweet-Talk CFA Delegates

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“Everywhere we go, we find new customers.” – AGRICULTURE MINISTER GERRY RITZ Delegates to the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in late February could be excused for thinking a general election was underway. Not only did they get the customary speech from Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, they also received a pitch from
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MPs To Probe Listeria Outbreak

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The Commons agriculture committee has agreed to establish an inquiry into last summers listeria outbreak that killed 20 and sickened more than 50 others. A motion by NDP Farm Critic Alex Atamanenko to launch the inquiry was backed by the other parties including the Conservatives after it was broadened to include an examination of how
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Growing Forward To Come First

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Livestock producers will have to wait until at least April 1 to find out whether the federal and provincial governments will provide any additional funding help. Speaking after a Feb. 9 meeting with his provincial counterparts, Agricul ture Minister Gerry Ritz said the two levels of government decided to complete the necessary agreements to have
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Miller Named Commons Agriculture Committee Chairman

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“We will have to be a slow-moving wheel applying pressure.” Commons Agriulture Committee Chairman Larry Miller Larry Miller, Conservative MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, has been elected chairman of the Common’s agriculture committee. While the post is worth an extra $11,000 a year on his MP’s pay, he must have wondered if it was worth it
Cereals, News

Railway Overpayments Remain In Limbo

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“What can I do to leave a legacy to Western Canadian agriculture? This is it.” – Ed Rempel Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the federal government won’t consider any action on a request to refund railway overpayments to farmers until a court case in concluded. “The money has been put in a trust while the
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Budget will deliver on three fronts for agriculture

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Rural communities and farm incomes should benefit from provisions that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was expected to unveil in his Jan. 27 budget, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Speaking to reporters Jan. 23, Ritz said the budget will focus on responding to the global economic slowdown by stimulating the economy, creating jobs and protecting the
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Ritz says expanding trade key priority

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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz wants to focus on finding more customers for Canadian farm and food products and less on the future of Prairie barley marketing. Speaking to reporters in mid-January after official visits to India and Hong Kong, the minister said he’s looking forward to trips to the Middle East, Russia, Mexico and China
Cereals, News

Open market on hold, but WCWGA still optimistic

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“Whether it’s a few months or a few years, certainly we hope it’s the shorter.” – Kevin Bender The open barley and wheat markets the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) has pushed long and hard for is on hold, but its new president is certain it will come someday. “We had hoped it would
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Lobby intensifies for cattle tax deferral

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“I’d just as soon see this happen sooner rather than later.” – James Bezan, MP James Bezan says he is having an uphill battle persuading the federal Finance Department that losing hay to a flood is the same as losing it to a drought. “It’s a matter of convincing people within the department that the
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Speaker allows Anderson letter

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“The chair has concluded that there are not sufficient grounds for finding a prima facie breach of privilege in this case.” – PETER MILLIKEN Conservative MP David Anderson did not breach his parliamentary privileges by mailing a letter instructing Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) bal lot holders to vote for pro-open market candidates in the recent

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