Alberta Budget 2019 cuts ag funds

[dmlfarmer]

Why aren't Alberta posters up in arms over the big cuts to the agriculture budget that Kenney announced today? Or are Conservative cuts to agriculture acceptable, it is only Liberal cuts that are a problem?

"...The government outlined in the provincial budget today that it plans to cut expenditures in the agriculture and forestry ministry by $88 million. It spent $967 million in 2018-19 and plans to spend $879 million in 2019-20.

Cuts are expected to reach a total of $145 million as the province anticipates on spending $822 million in 2022-23...." From Jeremy Simes, Western Producer https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/ https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/

[flea beetle]

[QUOTE=dmlfarmer;428723]Why aren't Alberta posters up in arms over the big cuts to the agriculture budget that Kenney announced today? Or are Conservative cuts to agriculture acceptable, it is only Liberal cuts that are a problem?

"...The government outlined in the provincial budget today that it plans to cut expenditures in the agriculture and forestry ministry by $88 million. It spent $967 million in 2018-19 and plans to spend $879 million in 2019-20.

Cuts are expected to reach a total of $145 million as the province anticipates on spending $822 million in 2022-23...." From Jeremy Simes, Western Producer https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/ https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/ [/QUOTE

As far as I am concerned they can cut AFSC funding to 0. Bunch of morons working there. Have no clue how agriculture works, drawing well into 6 figures, and don't know how to do their jobs properly. And when you call them on not knowing what they are doing, and prove it to them, they turn their backs and keep doing what they are doing. Useless, top heavy government corporation that should be closed down.

[furrowtickler]

[QUOTE=flea beetle;428724]

Why aren't Alberta posters up in arms over the big cuts to the agriculture budget that Kenney announced today? Or are Conservative cuts to agriculture acceptable, it is only Liberal cuts that are a problem?

"...The government outlined in the provincial budget today that it plans to cut expenditures in the agriculture and forestry ministry by $88 million. It spent $967 million in 2018-19 and plans to spend $879 million in 2019-20.

Cuts are expected to reach a total of $145 million as the province anticipates on spending $822 million in 2022-23...." From Jeremy Simes, Western Producer https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/ https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/ [/QUOTE

As far as I am concerned they can cut AFSC funding to 0. Bunch of morons working there. Have no clue how agriculture works, drawing well into 6 figures, and don't know how to do their jobs properly. And when you call them on not knowing what they are doing, and prove it to them, they turn their backs and keep doing what they are doing. Useless, top heavy government corporation that should be closed down.

Sask Ag and food no different
They have become a detriment

[furrowtickler]

Why aren't Alberta posters up in arms over the big cuts to the agriculture budget that Kenney announced today? Or are Conservative cuts to agriculture acceptable, it is only Liberal cuts that are a problem?

"...The government outlined in the provincial budget today that it plans to cut expenditures in the agriculture and forestry ministry by $88 million. It spent $967 million in 2018-19 and plans to spend $879 million in 2019-20.

Cuts are expected to reach a total of $145 million as the province anticipates on spending $822 million in 2022-23...." From Jeremy Simes, Western Producer https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/ https://www.producer.com/2019/10/ag-department-hit-in-alberta-budget-cuts/

Maybe because they had to give it all to Quebec in transfer payments???

[jazz]

Maybe cause Notley increased the debt by 6 fold which is unsustainable. Kenny fixing the mistake fast.

[dmlfarmer]

Better question is why is ag getting a 10% cut this year and more in following years when rest of government only getting 2.8% cuts, except health and education which gets no cuts. Go farmers! Vote Conservative!!!! You will be rewarded with the biggest cutbacks!!!!!!

[dmlfarmer]

Maybe cause Notley increased the debt by 6 fold which is unsustainable. Kenny fixing the mistake fast.

BS he is running a bigger deficient this year than Notly had last year. He is not planning to have a balanced budget for 4 years and he gave 3 reasons why this may not even be able to balance it then. And you wont even defend his 4.5 billion tax break to large corps this year and is cutting funding to farmers

[jazz]

Better question is why is ag getting a 10% cut this year and more in following years when rest of government only getting 2.8% cuts, except health and education which gets no cuts. Go farmers! Vote Conservative!!!! You will be rewarded with the biggest cutbacks!!!!!!

Well corporate tax rates falling from 11% to 8% so theres that.

[Horse]

Maybe cause Notley increased the debt by 6 fold which is unsustainable. Kenny fixing the mistake fast.

Its because of retards like you that cant see the real picture that lets the conserative party flourish on false statements,its because of the past mismanagment of cons that we are in this mess now,NOT BECAUSE OF THE 4 YR OF NDs.
Fixing the mistake ,yes now his con backers will get paid off.

[furrowtickler]

Better question is why is ag getting a 10% cut this year and more in following years when rest of government only getting 2.8% cuts, except health and education which gets no cuts. Go farmers! Vote Conservative!!!! You will be rewarded with the biggest cutbacks!!!!!!

Well , by some posters on here , the crop insurance is extremely lucrative , or was

[Guest]

Better question is why is ag getting a 10% cut this year and more in following years when rest of government only getting 2.8% cuts, except health and education which gets no cuts. Go farmers! Vote Conservative!!!! You will be rewarded with the biggest cutbacks!!!!!!

Doesnt sound like ag cutbacks
Sounds like paperweight cutbacks to me

[macdon02]

False crop reports get rewarded with a pink slip rather then a raise finally?

[macdon02]

Better question is why is ag getting a 10% cut this year and more in following years when rest of government only getting 2.8% cuts, except health and education which gets no cuts. Go farmers! Vote Conservative!!!! You will be rewarded with the biggest cutbacks!!!!!!

Maybe we just want to be left alone to do our own thing without someone watching over our shoulder. Supervision comes at a price. You assume every dollar is going to a producer and not a govt employee. There's plenty of deadweight pulling a pension and six figs.

[MBgrower]

same thing in Mb, we can gut most of the ag department, just maintain support for crop insurance.

[chuckChuck]

The corporate tax rate cut is a gift to corporations and shareholders with no accountability. Its another form of a subsidy shifting the burden to individual tax payers.

The energy industry will take the tax cuts and in many cases keep laying off workers if that is what is good for the bottom line.

The energy industry continues to write policy in Alberta.