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Crowning achievement
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1992. PAGE 17.
Provinces given options
Susan Terpstra of RR3, Brussels, left was crowned as the
1992 Queen of the Furrow at the Huron County Plowing
Match Saturday. To the right of the new Queen is her
predecessor Sherry Hoegy, RR1, Walton, the 1991 winner.
Other contestants were Melissa Whitmore, RR4, Walton,
First Runner-up, Kim Maloney, RR1, Dublin and Michelle
Murray, RR1, Dublin. This year's event was held at the
McKillop Township farm of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Glanville.
Martin says Canada
must change thinking
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British farmer he knew who had
received an environmental subsidy
to grow canola and is receiving
$330 per acre to grow the crop.
Environmental subsidies are not
prohibited under the Dunkel pro
posals. "How can Canada compete
(against that kind of subsidy).
You're talking about a competitive
advantage that's not there." Canadi
ans instead should be learning how
to play the rules better, he claimed.
Dr. Martin claimed that Canada
is going to have to change its think
ing in setting up assistance pro
grams under GATT. A lot of time
and effort in setting up the GRIPP
and tripartite programs had been
wasted, he said and if the Dunkel
proposals are accepted, all that
work will have to be done over.
Something will have to be available
that is more like NISA, that doesn't
reward you for producing some
thing.
Canada's tripartite program for
hogs is part of a countervail chal
lenge by U.S. pork producers but
Dr. Martin said Canadian trade
negotiators have failed to attack the
U.S. trade law under GATT rules.
GATT rules say the U.S. had to
prove that pork exports are taking
place because there is a subsidy
program in place. His research
shows there is no evidence exports
are taking place because of tripar
tite but Canadian officials never
ask the question, he said.
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receive a matching federal/
provincial contribution.
The federal government has
provided options to allow
provinces to extend NISA to
additional commodities. Provinces
have the option of phasing in the
full one per cent contribution to the
NISA program over a period of
three years. As a result,
contribution rates may vary by
commodity.
Ontario will begin making a
contribution of 0.5 per cent on the
new commodities for the 1992 tax
year program and its full one per
cent contribution for subsequent tax
years. Money can be withdrawn
from the account when withdrawal
provisions are triggered under the
program.
The committee of federal,
provincial and producer represen
tatives that originally developed the
program intended that NISA
eventually apply to all commodi
ties. Federal and provincial
governments will continue working
with commodity organizations in
extending NISA to additional
commodities.
The NISA program is not only
expanding to include additional
commodities, it is being simplified
for the convenience of users. Its
forms processing and telephone
inquiry systems have been
improved, and a study is under way
to determine how best NISA can be
administered. The study will gather
input from all three parties in the
program, the federal and provincial
governments and the producers.
One of the options under
consideration is to administer the
Point in the
Right Direction ’Xtl
program through a special
operating agency with Fund I of
NISA accounts held in local
financial institutions.
For farmers who have already
completed and submitted a NISA
application form, entitlements for
newly eligible commodities will be
INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS PROGRAMS
INFORMATION DAYS
Tuesday, Sept. 15 &
Wednesday, Sept. 16,1992
Blyth Memorial Community Hall
Blyth, Ontario
Now is the time to be informed and to capitalize on
every opportunity in order to improve your.
/ Research & Development ✓ Manufacturing Operations
✓ Financing / Training / Trade
Sponsored By:
The Central Huron Economic Development Committee
In Co-operation With:
Industry, Science and Technology Canada (ISTC)
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (MITT)
The South Huron Economic Development Committee
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
REGARDING REGISTRATION PLEASE CONTACT.
MRS. CATHY GARRICK
(ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATOR)
Registration Deadline is September 11,1992
P.O. Box 610,
Seaforth, Ontario Phone: (519) 527-0160
N0K 1W0 FAX: (519) 527-2561
calculated automatically.
Producers requiring a NISA
application can call the NISA
toll-free information line at
1-800-665-NISA (6472). Operators
arc available to answer questions
about the program and the
application forms.
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