XL Foods Announces Temporary Layoffs

[gcreekrch]

Iain, I sincerely hope you never do have any trouble, you have worked hard getting a customer base.

Kato, pissing matches don't do much good for anyone, it frustrates me that folks spend so much time looking to blame a cuprit rather than seeking a solution that will do some good. Unfortunately we can't all jump into a niche market situation as that would basically cause the same effect as the commodity market has now.

Gaucho, I know a few stories of your operation that I wouldn't be proud of so careful how high a fence you start crowing from.

[gaucho]

I don't think I am crowing just stating the facts on business transactions that NBI has done in the past. If you look at the past it will most certainly tell you a lot about the future. The reality was that there was always a risk having just 2 packers... one might have closed the doors because of no business future, but I never would have thought an ecoli would have toppled on of them.

gcreekrch as far as stories, I would love to show you what we do up here because I am certain the stories you have herd couldn't be further from the truth. I guess that what happens when you are out of the box for the locals who have always done things the same way for the last 50 years.

[GaryE]

There's lots of blame and finger pointing but common to these threads is that XL screwed up and CFIA was asleep on their watch.
XL probably won't/can't reopen Lakeside on their own and we still need slaughter capacity in Canada.
I would suggest that we have an independent audit from a "credible" firm on the requirements/changes needed to re-open the Lakeside facility so that there is public confidence in the product produced by the plant.
This would exclude XL from conducting an internal audit, Cargill from conducting a biased audit and CFIA because of their current lack of credibility on the subject in this area.
If you could forward me your ideas, I would appreciate hearing from you. Your confidentiality will be respected.
g.etherington@hmsinet.ca

[grassfarmer]

What is the point Gary? The Canadian Government is
not going to close down one of their agencies (CFIA)
because a few people here or there are questioning
the validity of its work in this instance. CFIA is and
will remain the regulator of slaughter plants in
Canada.

[mcfarms]

I heard on the radio while I was hauling water to cows that CFIA is saying its only or primary role is to ensure safe food for consumers, Do they not realise they have a role to protect producers interests as well in the course of their mandate.
Who's role is it then CFIA do I need to hire a inspector to follow you around to insure my business from your ineptitude , and follow up ass covering , which I believe we are now seeing in spades.

[ASRG]

At the end of the day there is only one person who has to bite the bullet....and that is Gerry Ritz!
Without a doubt XL failed. Without a doubt the CFIA failed miserably!
But who had the ultimate job of making sure the beef was safe? Who was getting the "big job"....Gerry Ritz!
If Stephen Harper didn't get it during the listeria gong show....by God he sure better get it now?
Gerry can't do the job. He couldn't when the listeria thing went south....and he can't do it now! Acting like an arrogant asshole doesn't solve the problems?
Nothing will EVER change when you have the same fool in charge of the food safety of this country!
Ritz needs to go.

[grassfarmer]

Allow me a little edit ASRG
"If Stephen Harper didn't get it... acting like an
arrogant asshole doesn't solve the problems?
Nothing will EVER change when you have the same
fool in charge of .......the country!"

[ALLFARMER]

Sweetgrassfarmer.

Imagine 50 CFIA personnel, workers and union
brass all bitching and telling you how to run your
operation.

How long would it take before the gloves come off
and it's no holds barred?

Very fiew people are willing to be told how to run
their business.

O ya how may hours a day do you spend on
Agriville? Don't you not have anything better to
do?

[Happytrails]

Boy, if we left out the arrogant assholes from this thread there wouldn't be much left. LOL

[gcreekrch]

I've been called worse, but never complacent. LOL