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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-10-19, Page 19BY JACK RIDDELL, MPP The Legislature has, of course, reconven- ed for the Fall Session, and the Provincial Treasurer, Larry Grossman, has announced that the Government will open up the budget preparation process to allow opposition par- ties and members of the public to contribute to discussions. "We believe the veil of secrecy surroun- ding the development of budgets should be lifted", he said. The new era of consultation will begin almost immediately, with the union workers who will be affected by the government's new wage control plan. You will recall that in June of 1982, David Peterson called for a review of the budget process, describing the current practice, surrounded by secrecy, as being "grossly inadequate on any reasonable standard of democratic process". At that time he set out five proposals which would make the budgetary process conform to the realities of today. Farm Sta eilization Program While serving on the Task Force on Rural Municipalities set up by my Leader David Peterson, I have learned only too well that the red meat industry in the Province is in desperate financial straits. I brought this to the attention of the Minister of Agriculture OF ' PARK and Food, Dennis Timbrell and asked him to put into effect immediately a program retroactive to the last half of 1983 so that our beef producers can overcome the loss they are encountering, of $100 to $150 per head of finished cattle marketed. The Minister then informed the House that the Deputy Ministers of Canada, On- tario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta met and got an agreement on a tripartite stabilization program for the red meat in- dustry. He had requested from the Federal Minister of Agriculture to call a meeting of the Ministers from the Provinces so that they may put on the plan, their seal of ap- proval and have it implemented as soon as possible. I then asked the Minister if this program will be made retroactive to at least the last half of 1983. Or, if we do not see a national stabilization program come into effect im- mediately whether we can expect some kind of subsidy from the government. The Minister replied that retroactive pay- ment is not in the cards. Mr. Timbrell also said if they were to introduce an interim subsidization program Ontario would be ac- cused of bargaining in bad faith. I pointed out to the Minister that Quebec has a program whereby they subsidize cow - calf operators to the amount, of $191 and feedlot operators to the amount of $168. Saskatchewan also has an equally generous program for its beef producers. French Language Rights The question of French Language Rights was raised in the Legislature by the Opposi- tion Parties. The Premier with his usual skill of side-stepping the question offered a sombre and serious summary of the govern- ment's present system of providing French - language services but he did not answer the question. Bob Rae, the Leader of the New Democratic Party wanted to know whether it was the legal ramifications of entrench- ment that troubled Mr. Davis or whether he was afraid of the blacklash. Mr. Davis said it was neither and besides expressing his Canadian cattle in demand on international markets High-quality animals, strict health regulations and aggressive salesmanship have combined to make Canadian cattle a conunodity in demand on international markets. Breeders of both dairy and beef cattle around the world are eager to obtain Cana- dian animals, bull semen, and more recent- ly embryos, to upgrade their domestic herds. In Japan, there is a statue of Rntnandalc Cowit Crystan, a Holstein,bull from Canada. The plaque on the statue reads that this bull over 10 years "had considerable impact on Holstein breeding in Japan and, because ..f his popularity, made a real contribution to the success of Japan Holstein Breeding Ser- vice." Herefords from Western Canada are be- ing used to develop a new range -style beef industry in Czechoslovakia. In Britain, the Canadian Holstein is known as "Super - ('ow" because of the impact it has had on in- creased milk production. Venezuela is plan- ning to crossbreed Canadian Holsteins with a tropical breed of domestic cattle to pro- duce a high -producing milk cow suited to hot climates. Korea last year bought almost 3,000 Canadian Holsteins to improve its dairy industry and more than 5,000 beef cat- tle • - mostly Charolais and Simmental — to increase beef production. By far the biggest buyer of Canadian cat- tle is the United States where dairy fanners look to Canada for replacement heifers and for bulls that will improve their herds. The beef industry works nn a North American basis with feeder and slaughter cattle mov- ing freely both ways across the border in response to supply and demand. Exports of live cattle from Canada bring in more than $200 million a year. Sales of frozen semen are worth an additional $10 to $20 million a year. Export sales of frozen embryos are still relatively small, but held the potential to become an important means of developing higher -quality herds. Breed associations and private exporters work in close co-operation with federal and provincial government marketing officers in moving Canadian cattle into export markets. Ontario and Alberta have been particularly active in organizing trade mis- sions to help dairy farmers and beef cat- tlemen make contact with buyers outside of Canada. The federal department of agriculture is actively promoting exports of agri-food products including cattle. The largest single factor in making Cana- dian cattle popular in world trade is the very high level of animal health requirements in force across the country. Outbreaks of ex- otic diseases, such as bluetongue or foot and mouth disease, can be costly to the livestock industry. Canada has taken steps to protect its producers through a maximum -security quarantine system for all animals coming into Canada from disease -prone areas. Other countries are equally sensitive to the risk of importing disease. They turn to Canada for their cattle imports because they know they can rely on the effectiveness of the health control regulations to ensure that they receive only healthy animals. Animals selected for export are subjected to health examinations and testing by Agriculture Canada veterinarians. Blood samples are taken al least 30 day, i,4 shipment and are used to test for a var'et:. of diseases. Veterinarians follow up with what amounts to a complete physical check- up. If blood tests prove negative, the animals are approved for export. But there is another examination 24 hours before ship- ment and vets are on hand to ensure absence of clinical signs of disease at the loading dock at time of departure. The genetic make-up of Canadian cattle is the other major factor attracting buyers to Canada. Milk production, feed -conversion efficiency, butterfat and protein quantity in the milk and daily rate of gain in beef cattle are all factors that have improved dramatically as a result of ROP I Record of Performance) testing. Some 50 to 60 per cent of Canadian dairy herds and 40 to 50 per cent of purebred beef herds are on some sort of test program. Bull test stations allow commercial cat- tlemen to buy herd sires with the heritable traits they want to pass on to their calves. Artificial Insemination units test dairy bulls so that the farmer can buy semen that is proven to produce superior offspring. Now, through embryo transfer, cattlemen are making better use of the female side of the pedigree and multiplying the offspring of genetically -superior cows. The Holstein breed is still the most popular Canadian cattle for breeding. In 1982, Canada exported 39,584 Holsteins, about 15,000 of them registered purebreds. Most non -registered Holsteins went to the United States because of the easy access of U.S. farmers to Canada for herd replacements. A few of the non -registered Holsteins and another 33,000 head of mixed breed that went to the United States were steers and heifers for the beef trade. Other dairy breeds were also represented among exports, including 427 Jerseys, 317 Ayrshires and 35 Guernseys. The Canadian Guernsey Association reports a keen in- terest developing in Central and South America for the Guernsey breed. The Cana- dian Ayrshire Association reports sales of 293 Ayrshires in the first six months of 1983. including 25 to Bermuda. Most of the 223,000 beef cattle shipped in 1982 were feeder and slaughter steers and heifers to the United States. Among exports of registered beef cattle for breeding were more than 2,000 Aberdeen Angus, 2,500 Charolais, 5,500 Herefords and 2,100 Sim - mental. After the United States, the biggest buyer was Korea with more than 5,000 head. more than half of them crossbred heifers for commercial beef production. Overseas buyers use the Canadian livestock shows and sales as a means of ob- taining cattle — particularly the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto and Western Canadian Agribition in Regina. Many attend the shows, but prefer to do their buying directly from the farm. Agriculture Canada keeps a showcase herd at the Central Experimental Farm in Ot- tawa where overseas visitors to the National Capital can see what they can expect to find nn Canadian farms_ indications are that 1983 sales will exceed 19:42 figures. The Holstein Friesian Associa- 1 i u reports sales of registered animals to t l ie United Stat: s by the end of July already in excess of the total for last year. own views said that the time of the discus- sions of the charter in Ottawa, he made it clear that there may be some concerns about the inclusion in his own home Pro- vince. Youth Employment David Peterson has called upon the On- tario Government to revamp its job strategy to address chronic structural unemploy- ment among the province's youth. Remin- ding the Legislature that 183,000 young On- tarians are out of work and that economic projections indicate that relief is not in sight, he called upon the Treasurer to devleop a new strategy to put more young people in jobs or skill training programs. He pointed out that while government job plans alleviate some problems, most of these operate only in the summer months, and chronic youth unemployment for the long winter months is developing in several areas of the province. Home Care Agencies Senior citizens living in their own homes will probably benefit greatly from $1 million financing program announced by the Minister of Community and Social Services, Frank Drea. This money is intended to keep in opera- tion some of the more than 290 social service agencies which help our senior citizens cope with living in their own homes rather than entering senior citizen facilities. For the most part, the funds will be allocated to Metro Toronto area organizations. Metro's Social Planning Council, in a recent report, estimated that 60,000 of Metro's 213,000 senior citizens (28 per cent) live below the federal government's poverty line. Poverty • lines of Statistics Canada vary from urban and rural areas and range between annual incomes of $7,052 for a single person living in the country and $27,102 for a family of seven living in a large city. Universities Bill In a statement on the question of universi- ty funding, Sean Conway I Liberal Univer- sities Critic I pointed out that the Report of the Committee on the Future Roll of Ontario Universities "clearly identified chronic underfunding as the underlying cause of the crisis. After two years, the only response by this Government has been the introduction of Bill 42 which will impose draconian penalties on those universities with "un- manageable deficits." He has proposed an amendment to strike out those sections of Bill 42 which give the Minister the "general and absolute power to place any Ontario university underher financial trusteeship." Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ritchie Annette Curran. daughter of Grant and Sandra Curran of R. 1. Dungannon and Jim Ritchie. son of Eldon and Madeline Ritchie of Goderich. were married in Dungannon United Church. Dungannon by Reverend Robert Robertson on August ,26, 1983. Lavonne Curran. R. I. Dungannon. sister of the bride. was maid of honour and Carol Ritchie. of London. sister of the groom was bridesmaid. Don Ritchie. Lucknow. brother of the groom. was best man and Murray Curran, R. 1. Dungannon, brother of the bride. was groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Daer Ernest Daer, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Daer of Goderich and Paula Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aiden Martin of Newfoundland were married at Victoria St. United Church in Goderich on Sept. 3. The ceremony was performed by Rev. John Wood. The bride wais given away in mar- riage by Mr. William Daer. The maid of honor was Petrena Ann, daughter of the bride. Bridesmaid was Bet- ty Daer of Clinton, the sister-iu-law of the groom. The best man was Joseph Daer, brother of the groom. The groomsman was Frank ank Martenelli of "'oronto, fiance of the maid of honor. Ushers were Perry and Dean Daer, sons of lttetty and Joseph Daer of Clinton. The reception was held at the horse of Joseph Deer. 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