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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2016-06-08, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, June 8, 2016 www.clintonnewsrecord.com hews Record Bernier's milk stance well worth cryin' over PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. 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Canada l cna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Maxime Bernier is sticking with his principles, even if those princi- ples would require dismantling an agricultural system that has mostly served Canadian producers and their consumers well. Bernier is a federal Conservative leadership candidate who does not agree with his party's support for Canada's supply -managed agricul- ture sector. He says he can't recon- cile his free-market principles with supply management. He says the marketing board system for dairy, poultry and egg producers is "inefficient and fun- damentally unfair." He further calls it a "government cartel:' Bernier is correct about supply management being unfair -- if he believes that, in contrast, the free market is always fair. He's also correct supply man- agement operates as a cartel, a deal that seeks to control prices and exclude competition. But supply management can hardly be described as ineffi- cient. The system matches supply with consumer demand, while giving, in the case of milk pro- duction, Canadian dairy farmers the ability to earn an adequate income. In Ontario, milk prices are generally higher than in the U.S., but prices are stable, and quality and integrity of the prod- uct is assured by the marketing DEREK RUTTAN/File photo/Postmedia Network Cows attached to milker units at the London Dairy Farm in London, Ont., in this file photo. board. Supply management for milk was introduced into Ontario 45 years ago to provide stability for producers and consumers. The result has been an exceptionally strong and domestic diary indus- try. But its strength comes from its government -mandated pro- tection. Potential fragility of that strength was revealed last Sep- tember when the federal govern- ment suggested Canada's unique system of managing dairy products was being used as a bargaining FROM THE ARCHIVES 15 years ago... • Clinton Public School grade 8 student Daniel Keith Christopher Russo of Clinton passed away due to complications following a heart trans- plant He was 13 at the time. He passed away peacefully at Children's Hospital of Western Ontario in London. • The municipality of Bluewater brought a chil- dren's summer program to Bayfield. The pro- gram lasted six weeks and could be half days or full days. The program was for kids aged 4-12, and they could register at a fee. 25 years ago... • The Blyth Festival Theater announced details for their youth workshops for kids aged 5-12 years old. The workshop focused on environment and the community. They also held a summer program for those aged 13-18 called "the Young Company" which performed a comedy after the two weeks. • Meetings are held about building an Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAG) build- ing in Clinton. They looked at around 10 sites and the lot on Doon Street proved the best. • MPP Paul Kropp presented a cheque for $25,000 to the Blyth Festival Board of Direc- tors member Marie McGavin. It was for spe- cial project development at the festival and was from the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications. 35 years ago... • With the upcoming formal at C.H.S.S., it is said in the paper that for those who don't have a date but would like to have one, there is a all-new C.H.S.S. dating service. You simply fill out a card and they match you with someone. • As a fun fact in the paper, it was said that between midnight at 8 a.m. each day, it is cheaper to call New York City than Blyth. NYC cost $.27 per minute, and Blyth cost $.30 per minute. • The first annual Klompen feest, which cele- brated Dutch culture, attracted 15,000 people. 8 was called an "astounding success". chip in negotiations for the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade deal. The revelation provoked uproar among farmers and consumers. No doubt Bernier wasn't part of that protest. And that's fine. And it's also fine to have princi- ples. But he leaves no room for exceptions, and one would argue that our supply management sys- tem is exceptional. Some countries have dismantled their protected milk industry, only to see supply overwhelmed with imports and domestic dairy letters to the editor To Clinton and area residents, Each year as Canadians, we observe two important dates to rec- ognize and remember our veterans. These are Remembrance Day and Decoration Day. While November 11 has long since became our annual day of Remembrance, Deco- ration Day dates back much further. Decoration Day was to not only honour the veterans who survived the wars and came home, but to "decorate" the graves and monu- ments of our veterans lost in war, or later in life, with Canadian flags and flowers in the warmth of late spring or early summer. It is a great time for families to get together and tend to not only their veteran's monuments, destroyed or subsidized by govern- ment to stay afloat. In Canada, dairy production is supported entirely by consumers. It's interesting all main political parties continue to support supply management. The system has earned that support because it's recognized as a practical solution to maintaining a domestic source of dairy products. Principles are fine, but economic ideas that work are better. - Peter Epp, Postmedia Network but to honour all of their family members who are resting at the Clinton cemetery. The Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a memorial service for Decoration Day on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clinton Ceme- tery inviting all Clinton and area residents to honour the memory of their loved ones who fought and died. The legion colour party and pipe band will be in attend- ance. We hope at see everyone there. Yours in Comradeship, Wes and Mary Ann Chambers Poppy Chairman Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 Clinton clintonnewsrecord.com CLINTON NEWS RECORD - HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00-5:00 • TUESDAY: CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: 9:00-5:00 • THURSDAY: 9:00-5:00 • FRIDAY: 9:00-5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY 2:00 P.M. ADVERTISING BOOKING DEADLINE: FRIDAY 1:30 P.M. www.clintonnewsrecord.com