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PAGE 14—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1977
The Second Goderich Brownie Pack welcomed six new
members recently bringing the pack's total enrolment to 24.
The Second Pack welcomed (from left) Lenore Crabb,
Jackie Mabon, Lori White, Erica Gingerich, Holly Squires
and Cassandra Crabb.(staff photo)
Hannam re-elected
Says wages still dropping
Peter Hannam re-elected
by acclamation as president
of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture Monday,
challenged OFA members to
work together to create a
"Positive. Program for
Farmers",
In his post-election speech
at the OFA's annual con-
vention in Hamilton Hannam
spoke about the bare
economics of farming.
He said "It's tragic to
consider that other wage
earners are complaining
about being. kept to a 10
percent increase in wages by
the Anti-inflation Board when
net farm income has
decreased 19 percent or 700
million dollars this year on
top of a 13 percent drop last
year."
According to Hannam this
hurts the rest of the economy.
A good example he says, is
that farm machinery sales
are down more than 84
million dollars in just the first
nine months of this year.
"That's 84 million dollars
thipt the farm machinery
industry doesn't have to pay
out for wages, supplies, or
metal and steel," he said, "so
it affects the steel industry
and many others also,"
Hannam says almost every
item •used on the farm is
purchased from someone else
so if the agricultural industry
suffers in this county
everybody suffers.
Hannam also said that
marketing boards are largely,
misunderstood. He urged
farmers to do more to
promote domestic sales and
foreign markets for trade.
Expanding on this Hannam
said. "The 90 cent Canadian
dollar is good for the
Agricultural industry
because it forces consumers
to buy domestic produce."
Later in the day the OFA
supported a resolution con-
cerning the labelling of
Canadian produce. The
resolution will put pressure'
on the Provincial and Federal
governments to devise a
method to have Canadian
products marked "Produced
in Canada."
The OFA feels if consumers
know which products on the
grocery store shelves are
Canadian that the sale of
domestic farm produce will
increase.
A second major resolution
also was given OFA support.
That one concerning the
adding of nitrates as
preservatives in Canadian
and imported cheese.
According to the details of the
resolution Canadian dairy
products are of such high
quality that there is no need
for the unnatural additives.
Charles Munroe. President
of the Canadian Federation of
Agriculture, agrees that
Canadian produce is the
finest.,
In his speech to the OFA
Convention Monday morning
he said, "Canadian, farmers
are the most efficient
agriculturalists in the'
world."
This statement has weight
since Munroe is also
president of the International
Federation of Agricultural
Producers and in this position
has access to a great deal of
information concerning the
agricultural industry on the.
world level.
One main point. Munroe
attempted to convey in his
speech was that it would be
beneficial to society as a
whole to have more supply
management in agriculture.
He concluded, "Canadians
have every right to be well
fed hut not at the expense of
the farmer."
Food strategy meeting this month
Agriculture Minister further asked me to send Welfare, Industry, Trade and
Eugene Whelan said recently specific invitations to a Commerce, Fisheries and
that ,the federal government limitod number of national
is inviting organizations organizations to express their
concerned with the food views and concerns about
system to submit briefs on the achieving the objectives of
implications of the govern• our national food strategy,
ment's-food strategy. especially in the context of
" The White 'Paper entitled, the post wage and price
A Food Strategy for Canada. control period.
which we released last June, ••We would have liked to
provides a basis for free 11 n invite every group in Canada
open discussion with concerned with agriculture
agricultural. and fisheries and food. but 'it is easy to see
producers, processors, that we would 'no hie able to
distributors, retailers., handle all the submissions in
consumers and provincial 'the time period which is
governments. The sub available. So the government
mission of briefs is anot}ef is asking certain selected
avenue of the consultation the national organizations to
government is seeking with submit briefs and to discuss
all segments of the ,food them with members of
system government.'
'the government would be A panel of federal cabinet
pleased to r receive sub ministers will review the
missions concerning the food , submissions and meet with
strategy from any group that representatives of these
wtrnts to bring its views or organizations. in December.
rec •mmendatinns to the The panel will he drawn from
attention of the government.- among the ministers of
:1.1r . Whelan said. Consumer and Corporate
"The government has Affairs, National Health and
Environment, Regional and
Economic. Expansion
Finance and Agriculture.
"My colleagues and I are
looking forward to a frank,
public discussion with these
organizations in December,
Mr. Whelan said.
He said the organizations
have been asked to express
their reaction to the prin-
ciples outlined in the food
strategy document..
"We want to know how
these national organizations
sec the implications for their
members and for the food
system in general. We're
talking ahout'both short - and
longterm implications.
"We also want to know how
these organizations see their
members supporting the
overall objectives of the food
strategy and what action can
be recommended for
government,. industry and
other groups to implement
the strategy.
"We plan to follow through
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