We attended an information meeting when the report on the state of the cattle industry came out. Hubby said that he did not hear one single thing there that he did not agree with. We heard no bashing of other organizations, unlike what you hear at other meetings when the topic of the NFU comes up.
Rather than respond to what the NFU has to say, they attack and try and make them look like a radical fringe group. How many members does a group have to have before it's no longer considered "fringe"? Just about everyone I know, other than people like cattle buyers and those in the middleman category, agrees with pretty much every statement that comes out from the NFU. Yet it's considered fringe.... by some.
As for why there is no outrage, or demonstrations, I think everyone is just plain tired and beaten down. So far it seems like nothing we have done so far has made a lick of difference, and that no one else gives a rat's ass about what happens to the Canadian cattle producers. That's the plain truth.
I think this year will either make or break us all. By spring either there will be a Canadian cattle industry, or there will not. Maybe all that will be left will be one corporation, (we all know which one) and it will produce all of Canada's beef, and import what it can't grow. Canadians will either buy it, and pay what is demanded, or they will have to find a farmer of their own, if they can.
I don't even bother writing my MP. He has set a world record for not saying a word in parliament, so there's not much point. I just send the letters straight to the Ritz office. I've sent so many that they refer back to previous letters when they respond. I guess I'll just keep on sending them. Who knows, maybe some day someone besides a clerk may read one. I don't really believe Mr. Ritz reads them himself. But what the heck, there's nothing to lose by sending more.
So much for the negative rant. It made me feel a bit better. LOL.
So, how do we get some positive actions going? Anybody up for a good protest? Or some kind of lobbying campaign? I think we need to learn to use the media better. We need to use them to get the word to consumers, because without their backing we're not going to get anywhere. I think consumers are the key. They just need to learn more about what is going on.
What if everyone here made a promise to write a letter to the editor at their local paper? Not the farm papers either, that's preaching to the converted. Big city papers would be even better.
Rather than respond to what the NFU has to say, they attack and try and make them look like a radical fringe group. How many members does a group have to have before it's no longer considered "fringe"? Just about everyone I know, other than people like cattle buyers and those in the middleman category, agrees with pretty much every statement that comes out from the NFU. Yet it's considered fringe.... by some.
As for why there is no outrage, or demonstrations, I think everyone is just plain tired and beaten down. So far it seems like nothing we have done so far has made a lick of difference, and that no one else gives a rat's ass about what happens to the Canadian cattle producers. That's the plain truth.
I think this year will either make or break us all. By spring either there will be a Canadian cattle industry, or there will not. Maybe all that will be left will be one corporation, (we all know which one) and it will produce all of Canada's beef, and import what it can't grow. Canadians will either buy it, and pay what is demanded, or they will have to find a farmer of their own, if they can.
I don't even bother writing my MP. He has set a world record for not saying a word in parliament, so there's not much point. I just send the letters straight to the Ritz office. I've sent so many that they refer back to previous letters when they respond. I guess I'll just keep on sending them. Who knows, maybe some day someone besides a clerk may read one. I don't really believe Mr. Ritz reads them himself. But what the heck, there's nothing to lose by sending more.
So much for the negative rant. It made me feel a bit better. LOL.
So, how do we get some positive actions going? Anybody up for a good protest? Or some kind of lobbying campaign? I think we need to learn to use the media better. We need to use them to get the word to consumers, because without their backing we're not going to get anywhere. I think consumers are the key. They just need to learn more about what is going on.
What if everyone here made a promise to write a letter to the editor at their local paper? Not the farm papers either, that's preaching to the converted. Big city papers would be even better.
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