The Rural Voice, 2001-12, Page 211
Blake. "I take exception to that." she
says. The farmers of Grey -Bruce
proved inaccurate information had
been used in the simulation, and that
had never been proved before, she
says. If Grey -Bruce farmers are being
treated just like all the other farmers
in the province then they must be
victims of inaccurate information too.
An observer at the two days of
the hearing was OFA vice-
president Ron Bonnett.
"Sitting through that hearing I'd say
they (the Grey -Bruce farmers) shot
hoes in every argument Agricorp
made," he said. He called the
presentation from, the group, led by
Ellicott "second to none".
Blake also praises the performance
of Ellicott at the hearing. "She made
a very powerful presentation. She
was very well spoken but with the
emotion needed to make an impact."
Though the appeal was rejected.
Ellicott is determined to fight on. On
October 24 she and Smith, along with
Bonnett and OFA President Jack
Wilkinson met with Bruce Archibald.
OMAFRA assistant minister for the
policy and farm finance division to
present their concerns about the
forage crop insurance program. "He
indicated a willingness to work with
us," says Ellicott. At press time there
had been no further developments.
Knowing that the tribunal is an
arms -length body from OMAFRA.
the group still asked Archibald to
clarify the criteria the tribunal uses to
reach a decision.
The tribunal process is supposed
to offset the power of Agricorp.
Ellicott says.
People need a belief that justice
will be served, she says, "that
decency will be rewarded."
No matter what the answer from
the government; Ellicott and her
group are looking at other
alternatives to carry on the fight. For
herself, she says, she might have
given up long ago but "there are 37
other people who have not been
treated fairly. When you come to the
powers that be with proof (that the
system is not delivering what it
promised) and that evidence was
ignored, then you have to say as an
individual 'do I walk away from
that?"'
Those who've watched Harriet
Ellicott over the past two years know
the answer that is a definite `no'."0
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