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crop winter wheat are at all-time
lows, driving farmer's incomes to
the' levels since the last major farm
financial crisis in the early 1980's.
• George said inflation-adjusted
incomes currently average
about one-tenth of 1981 levels.
"flow many other' sectors of -
'society. would put up with having
1nCome levels of one tenth of what
they had in 1981:L he said.
Asked to distinguish between this
latest . °,. and the vomitus'
ries :of finial "crisis,"' f
shied ! coney '►ounter',.
George°tep"This is the
of t rise'"
,George said 'the .difference.this
nine around, is the lack or �
Want for reco'eery, farmers_`are
n,,
tatu�g with reduced lines of
credit and need the proceeds from
tom and soybeans to toy 1991
springtime.. «�, bills. He said the
cum ;; H ,. price
could have a series effect�,
of lii] qterat nationalfood secur-
ity?'
_Anthony said he knows of may.
famy farm opter who are
considering selling out to escape the
grim finalrealitiesCarman
agriculture, today.
y've not prepared to p
their families,i.any ` further by
remaining .agnculture, Anthony
Cootie said. various,level 'of
government, have failed to live upv
commitments, made to fanners
and singledout the few govern-
ment fccr particular tici,sm .
"There at ..�he of govern-
ment
overns
m.. t y issues.
.
feel commitment;
in pu%�
prime minim
r ii It to , ►d y:
fanners.tenurtionai
�4 That commitment . �e
met.. !a
-Ws a issue moss the
province. farmer that's 100 per
cent cub crop has a r,' said
°corr. Hwo, he fetid livestock
grit have been affected by the
aims too.
a the p�. `w de ,.
the During areSo list ci
actions they feel should be taken by
the federal andvin govern.
mieat to caTOM .ttsituattion:
FRDRI/AL GOVERNMENT
'* Provide Ontario farmers with
the same foto per cent level of
federal Net. Income Stabilization
Act ) assistance $
SaskaWhewan farmers are expected
to receive.
�1. top -up Of AgriculturalStead*
t (ASA) support
the 95 " per cent level and .-its
interim paymentson 1990/91
sales.
provideexport credit
assistance, for foreign sales ' of
Ontario -gam and oilseed s
provided ° for Canadian -fit'
sales
thodze
increase" lsn�' the
native, u irray.
Elston,jfor Bruce,, has been
electedby ;Li�y
leagues as interim leader,.
lam. Ems, who .WIts chosen •
by Secret blot during miens
eeting ot'tluly 20. said I'm
''very . pleased my xis Col..
leagues have confidence in mr
ability to handle the ;job. My
main task durhig the next sev
months is to continue to hold the
NDS`: governmentgovernment accountablef+
vlicies, to advance
iberal° ie ul
and° vigorous way.
Mr.'Elston was rat elected to
stature in 1981. Ile
served as Minister of Hath'
from 198. until 1987. After
ing s-rlesct xn 1987, he ws
,t ►1004 Chahar ofManaitent
B stnd.• of`at� 14
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allured hin'.A. s ..
whir'and his LLB.' the
nivc ty of 'Welters Onto,
Be: its law .."ani-',,
poOt.0'.0ritering,plovhicial
will eve as. Liberal
a p Mo is emoted a
hparty convention scheduled for
next. ii%C>r.Elston
reel es ��xo►t, who '
resigned from his swat in gtis�►;
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