The Rural Voice, 1988-10, Page 41NEWS
CHESLEY HOSTS CANADIAN, URUGUAYAN
YOUTH ON AGRICULTURAL EXCHANGE
Chesley is again the host of 16 young people participating in an agricultural
exchange through Canada World Youth, a non-profit organization funded
primarily by the Canadian International Development Agency. Last month,
the 16, 8 from agricultural backgrounds in Uruguay and 8 from various back-
grounds in Canada, gathered for the opening of the new Co-op store in town.
Aged 17 to 21, the young people are living and working with local farm families
for 10 weeks while they also take part in educational activities. The eight host
families welcome one Canadian and one Uruguayan each. The families
receive $55 per participant each week to help with food and transportation
costs. The Canadian portion of the exchange, overseen by local group leader
Suzanne Stump, is designed to foster cross-cultural communication and an
awareness of social, political, and economic issues at home and abroad.
Canada World Youth would be happy to receive applications from local young
people aged 17 to 20 who would like to participate in the exchange next year,
says Stump, who can be reached at the Chesley Municipal Office, 363-2524
or 363-2736.
FAITH AND AGRICULTURE SPEAKER
SUPPORTS SELF-RELIANCE IN FOOD
In the latest talk in the Faith and
Agriculture series sponsored by the
Christian Farmers Federation of On-
tario, John Langlois, the co-ordinator of
the Catholic Rural Life Conference,
strongly endorsed self-reliance in basic
food needs for nations.
A pork producer from Oxford
County, Langlois said he approved of
the recent U.S. implementation of
countervailing duties on Canadian hogs.
We have no right to sell our uncontrolled
production surpluses on the market of
U.S. pork producers, he said.
Similarly, Langlois demanded the
right of tariff protection for Canadian
grape growers as long as they do not
produce for export markets.
Attacking the free enterprise system,
he questioned the principles of the work
ethic and rugged individualism when
applied to farmers to mean the freedom
to produce and the free flow of invest-
ments without regard for national
boundaries.
In the same vein, Langlois deplored
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