I for one would like to thank cpallet for taking the time to stop in at Agri-ville and discussing this matter.
Hopefully some consideration will be given to my off the cuff suggestion that this action offers the most practical method whereby the federal government would fund producer packing plants. I freely acknowledge my lack of understanding of class action suits but it seems to me that if government was facing obstacles to funding producer packing plants due to NAFTA, WTO or other international agreements that a law suit could provide an effective way around such restrictions.
It is my belief that if an action like this was tied to something positive like the funding and construction of a number of packing plants, for instance one in Alberta, Saskatchewan and, since this is Canada, one in Central Canada that there would be widespread support from producers not to mention a degree of support from within government.
I have always thought that at least government was responsible for the BSE crisis we face. That the government BSE handouts and compensation producers received was not just a gratuity but a form of damages. Which is why I was looking for more in the form of direct BSE support for cow calf producers instead of an over reliance on CAIS which reduced producers reference margins.
Please, would all in a position to influence these matters give some consideration to tying this action to producer packing plants. I think it would be good for all producers.
Hopefully some consideration will be given to my off the cuff suggestion that this action offers the most practical method whereby the federal government would fund producer packing plants. I freely acknowledge my lack of understanding of class action suits but it seems to me that if government was facing obstacles to funding producer packing plants due to NAFTA, WTO or other international agreements that a law suit could provide an effective way around such restrictions.
It is my belief that if an action like this was tied to something positive like the funding and construction of a number of packing plants, for instance one in Alberta, Saskatchewan and, since this is Canada, one in Central Canada that there would be widespread support from producers not to mention a degree of support from within government.
I have always thought that at least government was responsible for the BSE crisis we face. That the government BSE handouts and compensation producers received was not just a gratuity but a form of damages. Which is why I was looking for more in the form of direct BSE support for cow calf producers instead of an over reliance on CAIS which reduced producers reference margins.
Please, would all in a position to influence these matters give some consideration to tying this action to producer packing plants. I think it would be good for all producers.
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