The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-09-04, Page 3Culture shock
•frompagei
helped them show .Melissa pointsof
interest in the area, about two hours
from Milan in North central Italy.
She experienced some culture shock
at this time. The family unit is a little •
different from the one North Americans
take for granted. For example, the son,
32, was still living with his parents as
was his 22 year old sister; apparently;
offspring don't leave the nest as early as •
in North America.
Her greatest sense of culture shock
came from the constant use of Italian,
which she picked up as quickly. as
possible but not to the extent of main
-
tabling an indepth conversation. She
had only the young. woman, who knew •
experienced
English, to talk to
Melissa was also surprised by the
cities: "They're dirty and they stink."
The product of thousands of, years of
human living and standards of municip-
al cleanliness not as rigid as ours was
unexpected.
SO was the siesta all people take.
Around lunchtime, everyone goes hoine
to eat and sleep for the afternoon,
returning to work around 4.30. Any
errands not done before noon have to
waitfor the economy's reactivation.
Despite events that would faze most
people, she thoroughly enjoyed herself.
"But I was glad to get home and back
to my stuff and people."
Farmers reject inclusiQn
of agriculture in trade talks
Including agriculture as an integral part
of bilateral trade negotiations with the
United States is neither likely to be useful
nor beneficial, Ontario Federation of,
Agriculture (OFA) president Harry Pelis-
sero said thday. '
Speaking before a Queen's Park Select
Conunittee on Economic Affairs, Pelissero
stated that trade concessions demanded in
agriculture would likely jeopardize policies
as .vital by Canadian farmers. He cited as
examples supply . management public
investment in transportaiton infrastructure
and stabilization.
.',There is a growing concern among
farmers that Canadian negotiations, may
trade off important agriculturalpolicies, in
attempting to reach agreement on other
matters, he said. 'we do not believe we
can expect equallksubstanital 'concessions
• coming in the opposite direction," he told
the committee. "Market players are
driven by national interest and governed
•, only slightly by a sense of fair play."
The OFA brief, however, recommended
continued discussion with the United
States on prntective actions taken against
Canadian agricultural exports, particularly
in the areas of countervail, anti-dumping
and health protection (antibiotics and
presticide residues). "These concerns are
not integral to bilateral trade negotiations
in a specific agricultural context,. however,
but rather are part of 'general protocols
negotiated under GATT," he pointed out.
Ontario agriculture and food product
exporting is projected to be worth $2.1
billion, in 1985. Sixty per cent (approxi-
mately $1.3 billion) god to U.S. markets.
.Agri-food/was the only sector . to increase
trade continuously through the 1981-82
recession.
This strength and performance' has been
accomplished through risk taking, produc-
tion efficiency and technical innovation
initiated by Ontario farmers, Pelissero
declared. Continued and expanded devel-
opment of the U.S. market can be 'done
through More , precise forgetting and
marketing, and not in any geralized trade
liberalization,. he 'added.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is
a volunteer membership 'organization
made up of over 24,000 farm families as
well as commodity groups, marketing
boar& . and allied farming organizations
across Ontario. It is the largest organiza-
tion of its kind in the province.
Spills bill under fire
.The new environmental spills legisla-
tion proclaimed by the liberalgovern-
mentmay lead.to innocent parties being •
.forced to pay for. clean-ups without
benefit of court hearing or .right to
appeal, this according to Harry Pens. -
sero, president of the Ontario :Federa-
tion of Agriculture (OFA)., .. •
Addressing a Special Advisory Panel
of the Ministry of Environment, Pelis-
sero assailed the, principle of absolute
liability provided in the spills bill which
comes into effect November 29..The bill
calls for absollite liability on the part of
the owner or person in charge, regard-
less of fault or negligence.
"This can lead to so many unrea-
sonable scenarios," he said. "A truck-
ing company delivering agricultural
chemicals purchased by a farmer is
involved in a spills accident. Even if the
carrier is at fault, the 'fanner - as the
owner- has to pay for the clean-up. Is
this justice served?"
"The one sector that goes scot free is
the government. Ontario Hydro nuclear
operations are exempted from liability
under this bill. And, amazingly enough,
transportation Of radioactive fuels and
wastes is also exempted.
Pelissero told the committee that
changing the enforcing regulations is
not enough to address the weaknesses
• Of the bill. The OFA president urged
that the legislation be referred to a
•' COrrunittee of the House for amend-
• ment. He proposed:
*that liability be based on responsibility
for actions •
• that lines of authority in ordering
•clean-ups be made clear and precise
•the creation of a single atiministratiVe
body to assess coinpensatiOn claims,
determine responsible parties and
degree of responsibility, and award fair
compensation to the innocent,.
• that substantial penalties be impOsed
on irresponsible parties involved in
spills, or those.; who do not meet
provincial safety standards set by regu-
lation
• that governmentestablish a fund to
compensate innocent parties in 'the
event no one is found at fault, and that
fines collected for non-compliance to,the
Act and its regulations augment 'the
/fund.
The Ontario Federation of Agricul-
ture is a volunteer membership organiz-
ation made up "of over 24,000 farm
families as well as commodity groups,
marketing boards and allied fanning
organizations across Ontario. It is the
large. t otganitation of its kind in the
Pro ce•
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