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12 THE RURAL VOICE
John Beardsley
Been there — now
we have the T-shirts
John
Beardsley is
a freelance
journalist
and crop
specialist
with Huron
Bay
Cooperative.
There was something vaguely
familiar about the latest farm rally in
Guelph on February 14. Anyone
expecting a Valentine's Day present
from the provincial government was
disappointed. I couldn't help feeling
that it was, as New York Yankee
coach Yogi Berra used to say, "deja-
vu all over again".
I thought farmers got their
message across last March when the
largest farm rally in recent history
was held at Queen's Park. Well now
they have a catchy slogan: "Farmers
Feed Cities". They even have bright
yellow T-shirts, postcards and
bumper stickers with the slogan. The
big question is, whose farmers will
continue to feed Canadian cities?
Will it be U.S. farmers, Brazilian
farmers or those in China?
Obviously the provincial
government hasn't been listening.
Quebec has an insurance program
that ensures their farmers can make a
decent return on their investment.
Why can't Ontario farmers be treated
in the same way? The proposed Risk
Management Program designed by
farmers is a workable program that
will correct the problem of
fluctuating prices and unfair foreign
subsidies. Farmers will share the cost
of the program especially in years
when prices are high.
The big surprise for me was that
Provincial Agriculture Minister
Leona Dumbrowsky spoke to the
rally. Ms. Dumbrowsky's big news
was that she was meeting with new
Federal Agriculture Minister Chuck
Strahl. While this is actually an
extremely significant event in the
grand scheme of things, it was an