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    #16
    Burbert:

    You are the only man who I'd put money on to find something negative about getting laid.

    And i mean that in the nicest possible way...

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      #17
      Not just getting laid, getting laid by Angelina Jolie!

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        CAFTA News Release



        Canada’s Agriculture Exporters Thank Ministers Fortier, Ritz for Staying the Course





        July 28, 2008 – Geneva Switzerland - After concerns last week that negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meetings in Geneva were close to falling apart, potentially costing Canadian agricultural exporters billions of dollars in lost export opportunities, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) is pleased and relieved that negotiations are continuing. Countries involved in the meetings agreed to continue talking after WTO Director General Pascal Lamy tabled a package of compromise parameters for agricultural tariff and subsidy reductions. CAFTA, a coalition of national and regional organizations, associations and companies that support a more open and fair international trading environment for agriculture and agri-food, is urging Canadian negotiators to seek commercially meaningful market access gains for all Canadian agri-food products.



        “Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food Gerry Ritz has informed CAFTA that he and Minister of Trade Michael Fortier will see these negotiations through to their conclusion, which now looks likely to happen Thursday of this week,” says Darcy Davis, President of CAFTA. “Several of our CAFTA delegates have made arrangements to stay in Geneva through the rest of the week as well, to continue lobbying Canada’s negotiators to show leadership in seeking new rules that will substantially reduce trade distorting support, expand access to export markets, and provide significant gains for Canadian agri-food exporters.



        Independent analysis has confirmed that new WTO rules as currently being negotiated would bring an additional $3 Billion per year in Canadian agricultural exports. Without a new agreement, the future competitiveness of Canada’s agriculture industry is at stake. Prosperity for Canadian agriculture is vitally dependent on trade, now and in the future.



        For further information:

        Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance Ottawa office 613-560-0500

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        Parsley

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          #19
          "For immediate release


          WESTERN BARLEY GROWERS CONCERNED WITH FAILURE OF WTO TALKS

          July 30, 2008 – Geneva, Switzerland: The announcement that the current round of talks and negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round have failed comes as a blow to Western Barley Growers Association (WBGA) members and western Canadian producers. Potential gains to the 90 percent of Canadian agriculture that are dependant on international markets for trade could have been in excess of $ 3 billion dollars yearly.



          “To see the Doha round of negotiations fail, and perhaps not find ways to extend talks leading to further negotiations concerns me greatly” commented Jeff Nielsen WBGA President, and Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) Vice President. Nielsen, who has been in Geneva as a representative of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), stated in an interview that; “Going forward will be extremely difficult due to several events including this falls US elections”.



          “This is very disappointing for many sectors of the Canadian economy,” continues Nielsen. “What sometimes is lost in the discussions within Canada is that agricultural negotiations must come to an agreement before the non agriculture and service sectors can conclude any agreement. Getting an agricultural agreement positively impacts every product and service exported from Canada” .

          In summarizing his time in Geneva Nielsen expressed gratitude to the many provincial Agriculture Ministers from Canada at the talks. He specifically thanked Ministers Hon. Rosann Wowchuk (Manitoba), Hon. Bob Bjornerud (Saskatchewan), Hon. George Groeneveld (Alberta) and Hon. Stan Hagen (British Columbia) for their efforts in ensuring the interests of western Canadian producers were represented and heard.

          The Doha Development Round is the current trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which commenced at Doha, Qatar in November 2001. Its objective is to lower trade barriers around the world, permitting free trade between countries of varying prosperity.


          For more information contact:

          Jeff Nielsen

          President ~ WBGA
          Cell: 403.556.0408

          jeffniel@platinum.ca

          Note: At the time of this release Nielsen is currently on his way home from Geneva"

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          Parsley

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