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[kato]

This is for those of us too far from Red Deer. I bet Randy's still at the hall, and it's already on the news.

From discovermoosejaw.com

Work continues on a massive class action lawsuit on behalf of over 135,000 cattle producers who claim the BSE crisis was caused by negligence on behalf of the federal government.

In April 2005, a claim was filed alleging negligence on the part of the federal government for allowing BSE into the Canadian herd through the import of British cattle.

"You know, with these cattle producers sometimes their gut feelings and their intuition is pretty solid," said lawyer Cameron Pallet. To date, the allegation hasn't been proven in court.

Pallet and his colleagues are seeking $100,000 in general damages, the same in aggravated damages and damages for past, present and future loss of income for each producer.

The mad cow crisis erupted in May 2003 when BSE was discovered in an Alberta cow. On Wednesday, 1500 hundred cattle producers took part in an information rally in Red Deer.

Repeat.....

On Wednesday, 1500 hundred cattle producers took part in an information rally in Red Deer.

Way to go!

[per]

I wasn't able to make it but on the radio they said a couple hundred. Randy got to say his piece over the airwaves.

[kato]

If they want to say 1500, who are we to stop them? ;-)

It was on the radio here at noon too, but I wasn't near one.

[grassfarmer]

Yep, the 200 number was more like it. Excellent media turnout though - well done Randy! A good meeting the central message being that producers need to get out and back this if there is to be a chance of an early settlement. Same old story - call for 1500 - get 200 - the rest can't be bothered. Apathy rules as usual. Folks we get what we deserve.

[kato]

Let's give it a bit of time before we get glum about it. A couple of weeks ago no one even knew about it. This is the kind of issue that really needs people to see others on board before they commit. I really believe this.

With an issue this big, not everyone wants to be the first to stand up, but the more people do, the more will join in.

It's like a snowball, and if Canadians know about anything, it's snowballs. ;-) This is just the first step, and thanks to the hard work of Randy and friends, it's a good one.

[smallguy]

Read again folks!!
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2010/03/31/alberta-red-deer-bse-lawsuit-rally-calgary.html

[kato]

We need to slap enough posts up there to get that vegan to the second page.

[rkaiser]

We may not have had the numbers and "I" may not be able to get the press out like that again ----- LOL ... But we got em and we got the message out and we got the ball rolling. Next up???? Looks like maybe Ontario.

[per]

Press wise Randy you accomplished your goal. It has been on many different sources. Keep rolling east as Kato says it will snowball. As far as the crowd goes 150-200 is respectable given that many of us are calving and the dirt scratchers are gearing up. Grassfarmer calls it apathy but sometimes it is not practical to leave your calving cows for 8 hours in the middle of the day.

[grassfarmer]

You know what I meant Per, not everyone is calving and I wasn't criticizing those who are. There is a pattern though - goes back to the BIG rallies across the country when it was said they needed 20,000 producers to turn out at the various rallies to show a critical groundswell of support for the campaign to make Government sit up and listen. When it comes down to it they just won't turn out. It's the same this time around we need the critical mass to make it work - not to turn up to meetings but to get in their MPs faces, make their points known and demand a settlement. Will they do it?