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Canadian farmers continue their protest
A group of Canadian farmers drove their tractors to the prime minister's official residence in Ottawa on Monday to continue their protest for government negligence and demand aid.
About 50 tractors blockaded gasoline distribution terminals in the city over the weekend.
This has been a second major protest since earlier this month when farmers set up traffic barricades in Ottawa and blocked food distribution centers with their tractors in other parts of Ontario province.
The farmers are urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to provide immediate aid to bail out cash-strapped food and livestock producers.
In an open letter released Monday, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and allied organizations warned Harper that farmers are tired of being taken for granted and need immediate aid.
Other developed and even less developed nations support their farmers, Canada's farmers also deserve that, said the letter which was signed by the presidents of almost two dozen agriculture groups from across Canada.
Meanwhile, at a news conference Monday, federation president Bob Friesen demanded the government to allocate at least 2 billion Canadian dollars (1.7 billion U.S. dollars) a year for at least the next three years to farmers for them to compete at home and abroad.
The country's food supply is jeopardized by rising production costs and three of the worst years farmers have ever experienced, Friesen said.
The Conservative government, which just took office in February, is expected to table its first budget in May.
Source: Xinhua
People's Daily Online
Canadian farmers continue their protest
A group of Canadian farmers drove their tractors to the prime minister's official residence in Ottawa on Monday to continue their protest for government negligence and demand aid.
About 50 tractors blockaded gasoline distribution terminals in the city over the weekend.
This has been a second major protest since earlier this month when farmers set up traffic barricades in Ottawa and blocked food distribution centers with their tractors in other parts of Ontario province.
The farmers are urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to provide immediate aid to bail out cash-strapped food and livestock producers.
In an open letter released Monday, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and allied organizations warned Harper that farmers are tired of being taken for granted and need immediate aid.
Other developed and even less developed nations support their farmers, Canada's farmers also deserve that, said the letter which was signed by the presidents of almost two dozen agriculture groups from across Canada.
Meanwhile, at a news conference Monday, federation president Bob Friesen demanded the government to allocate at least 2 billion Canadian dollars (1.7 billion U.S. dollars) a year for at least the next three years to farmers for them to compete at home and abroad.
The country's food supply is jeopardized by rising production costs and three of the worst years farmers have ever experienced, Friesen said.
The Conservative government, which just took office in February, is expected to table its first budget in May.
Source: Xinhua