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Area farmers show solidarity at co-cofrence
Over 50 farmers from Huron,
Bruce and Perth Qiunties were
among over. 1200 farmersfrom
across Ontario and across Canada
who poured into the Chateau
Laurier, Ottawa to express their
solidarity and concerns at the
Co -conference called by the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
on• Wednesday,. February 22 to
coincide with the government's
National Food Strategy Confer-
ence.
Farmers overflowed both the
• conference room and convention
hall.
OFA President, Peter Hannam,
stressed that farmers will not
accept a cheap food policy.
Probably the greatest achieve-
ment the government food strat-
egy conference can make is a
greater awareness of farm prob-
lems, stated Mr. Hannam.
Commodity groups and farmers
gave their unanimous support to
four main objectives. They de-
manded expanded markets for
farm products both at home and
abroad.
Dairy farmers were told the
cheese import quota must be
rolled back to 35 million pounds.
"Food is imported that is
produced under much lower
standards than are required in
Canada. We find this very
grating," said Merle Gunby,
First Vice President of Huron
County Federation of Agriculture.
The Federal Government must
proclaim its permanent support
for the right of farmers to market
their products collectiirely, Speak-
er after speaker took to the floor
to state that since other industries
and services in Canada had
unions and associations, they
must leave professional agricul-
turists to deal with their own
industry.
The Government of Canada
must disassociate itself publicly
from support of a cheap national
food policy and must abandon
plans to limit the price of food.
New • Canadian Federation of
Agriculture, .President, Dobson
Leigh (Alberta) pointed .out that
the food , system has served
consumers well. "Farmers need
more than • sympathy from con-
sumers," said Mr. Leigh.
In response to a comment by
Health and Welfare Minister,
Monique Begin that there,'" a
national emergency in nutrition,
Peter Hannam stated that any
nutrition problem in Canada was
voluntary malnutrition.
The Federal and Provincial
Governments, must implement
effective co-ordinated and mean-
ingful stabilization and/or income
assurance programs.
"We were promised stabiliza-
tion-. and we were promised an
income for all we could produce
years ago. We can't live on
words," said, Peter Hannam.
• A telegram from the Prime
Minister, the Right Honourable
Pierre Trudeau, stating he would
be unable to attend the Farmers
Co -Conference drew • negative
reaction from 'farmers.
The Hon. Eugene, Whalen,
Federal Minister of Agriculture -
was in attendance. The Minister
stated hiNiswport of marketing
boards and said he would iesign if
he • thought the Government
would do anything to hurt
Marketing Boards. At a recent
meeting, he stated, that 41
Provincial Ministers of Agricul-
• ture voiced support for Marketing
Boards.
Mr. Hannam stated that those
present were there to help
• support the' Minister in his
endeavours for positive farm
policies. "However, we would
have been more reassured had
Mr. Trudeau himself come to the
meeting to make a commitment to
Agriculture."
A strong commitment by Gov-
ernment to the Agricultural
Industry would bring more under
standing–and support from all
other Government • Ministries,
commented Mr. Hannam.
In conclusion, IRA President,
Peter Hannam stated that Joe
Clark, Lorne Nystrom and Eug-
ene Whalen •had all expressed
. their support for Canadian Agri-
culture to him. Considering food.
is such a strategic commodity, it
• is difficult to understand why
Canada's primary producers
should be plagued by Govern-
ment inaction.
"Let's not–be lulled into rest
• now," cautioned President Han-
nam. "Let's go back home and
continue talking about farming
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