As somebody said"district 2 wants out so f--- off"This only reflects the regional reality of this country.Ontario obviously wants out,PEI wants out etc.
Here is the way forward;Minister Ritz should simply introduce a bill which would amend the CWB Act so that the 'designated area would be all those provinces which chose to participate'.
1.Agriculture is a joint jurisdictin under our constitution,the BNA.That is why ALL ag is joint; crop ins,supply management etc.
2.It would be difficult to impossible for the Ont Liberals,the Bloc etc.to deny the prairies the same power under a federal law that their provinces possess.That would become a national unity issue.Are we still just a colony?type thing.
3.The PM understands this issue intimately since he was involved with a court fight over the'division of powers'Our side has always understood that there is a large element of 'property and civil rights'to the behavior of the CWB
4.This move would just be 'empowering the provinces'all provinces equally.It would move the issue off the Ottawa desk and out to the provincial ag ministers to negotiate.We aren't dismantling anything,just respecting the constitution.
If the Sask and Alta ministers approach Parliament and ask for this power insistently,they would get it.
Here is the way forward;Minister Ritz should simply introduce a bill which would amend the CWB Act so that the 'designated area would be all those provinces which chose to participate'.
1.Agriculture is a joint jurisdictin under our constitution,the BNA.That is why ALL ag is joint; crop ins,supply management etc.
2.It would be difficult to impossible for the Ont Liberals,the Bloc etc.to deny the prairies the same power under a federal law that their provinces possess.That would become a national unity issue.Are we still just a colony?type thing.
3.The PM understands this issue intimately since he was involved with a court fight over the'division of powers'Our side has always understood that there is a large element of 'property and civil rights'to the behavior of the CWB
4.This move would just be 'empowering the provinces'all provinces equally.It would move the issue off the Ottawa desk and out to the provincial ag ministers to negotiate.We aren't dismantling anything,just respecting the constitution.
If the Sask and Alta ministers approach Parliament and ask for this power insistently,they would get it.