Trudeau continues his disastrous trade record abroad

[DaneG]

There used to be lobbyists for beef, but that may have changed.

[blackpowder]

??????British Columbia	437	75,100	7,221,505	172	16,525
Alberta	547	77,900	7,015,384	142	12,825
Saskatchewan	163	27,100	2,426,736	166	14,888
Manitoba	299	44,700	3,450,720	150	11,540
Ontario	3,834	318,700	26,921,164	83	7,022
Quebec	5,766	354,100	30,016,781	61	5,206
New Brunswick	354	18,500	1,394,496	90	6,769
Nova Scotia	225	23,200	1,804,153	103	8,019
Prince Edward Island	174	14,300	1,032,523	82	5,934
Newfoundland & Labrador	32	6,000	483,413	188	15,107
CANADA	11,683	959,600	81,766,876

? I grew up milking cows and would never make this personal. Like any farmer, dairy guys can get tunnel vision too.
First column number of farms.
Fourth column number of cows per farm.
Whether it's the farmers or the processors, their power keeps Quebec in the 1960s and single mother's everywhere paying $3.00 more per gallon than the alternative.
A chuck chuck system at work.

[blackpowder]

How many lobbyists do grain or beef have in Ottawa? Millions in check off almost zero lobbyists. Go Figure.

Wondered about this for years.
Maybe it boils down to number and concentration of MPs?
Has anything west of Ontario ever really mattered?
How does our lobby system really function in this country anyway??
It appears like this. How many seats in your province and how much did you donate to the party.

Notice that Greenpeace is not a registered charity so that it can lobby. See their budget. And we keep our noses buried in agronomy.
Maybe it's merely coincidence that Gilbeau worked for GP?
How many old farmers would vote for millions per year on lobbying and donations??
That's really where the RR clawback $ should go.
Fixating on who develops new varieties and what we pay for them while staying out in the cold in Ottawa.

[RD414]

All I know is what I see and that is cheese is three to four times as expensive at home as it is in other countries. Even the island of Aruba is a third of the price and everything there is brought in Europe. Would sure like to see a list like Blackpowder listed for dairy for chickens, turkeys and eggs.

[shtferbrains]

British Columbia	437	75,100	7,221,505	172	16,525
Alberta	547	77,900	7,015,384	142	12,825
Saskatchewan	163	27,100	2,426,736	166	14,888
Manitoba	299	44,700	3,450,720	150	11,540
Ontario	3,834	318,700	26,921,164	83	7,022
Quebec	5,766	354,100	30,016,781	61	5,206
New Brunswick	354	18,500	1,394,496	90	6,769
Nova Scotia	225	23,200	1,804,153	103	8,019
Prince Edward Island	174	14,300	1,032,523	82	5,934
Newfoundland & Labrador	32	6,000	483,413	188	15,107
CANADA	11,683	959,600	81,766,876

Fourth column number of cows per farm.

There hasn't been any 61 cow dairy operators here since maybe the late 70's?

Even the 166 surprises me.

If the 61 cow guy is a big factor in setting the COP it's not hard to see how dairy operators here can run the land prices.

[TSIPP]

I kinda remember someone on here laughing at the ranchers that couldn’t make a go at it, it was later revealed that he had a small dairy somewhere near Moose Jaw, not many more than 50 cows? Anyway not many cow guys get a holiday, I’m sure that every wedding or funeral I attend i had some kind. Of cow emergency that almost made me late.

[rumrocks]

I kinda remember someone on here laughing at the ranchers that couldn’t make a go at it, it was later revealed that he had a small dairy somewhere near Moose Jaw, not many more than 50 cows? Anyway not many cow guys get a holiday, I’m sure that every wedding or funeral I attend i had some kind. Of cow emergency that almost made me late.

Yup or putting suitcases in a vehicle, animals know.

[WiltonRanch]

There hasn't been any 61 cow dairy operators here since maybe the late 70's?

Even the 166 surprises me.

If the 61 cow guy is a big factor in setting the COP it's not hard to see how dairy operators here can run the land prices.

Heck Newfoundland average is 3 times larger. Interesting how they develop land and grow feed there. Lots of rocks.

[rastafarian]

The U.K really screwed itself thru Brexit. Had a good trade deal with Canada thru E.U - and now it cant trade with Either E.U or Canada without a BoatLoad of Paper Work!
Moral of the story is when someone Promises you something that SOUNDS to good to be true- it probably is

[rastafarian]

Lots of economic Pain in UK since falling for the snake oil salesman of Brexit