"There is need to find ways to ensure that collective action on the part of farmers is flexible enough to allow innovation to flourish, and there is the need to re-examine where government intervention is required and either re-affirm our position or consider changes that better reflect today’s farming reality."
Snort, snigger, BWAHAHAHA!
How does that old country song go? Oh yes: "He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything..."
"...there is the need to re-examine where government intervention is required and either re-affirm our position or consider changes that better reflect today’s farming reality."
ReplyDeleteNow if I can translate this, it means: though we are currently sucking mega-billions out of Canadian taxpayers, if we think more billions are necessary, it's okay to use political pressure to screw non-farmers even more. Anybody else have another take on it?
I'm tired of all this farmers are welfare bums stuff. How would you like it to work 20 hours a day milking and feeding cows? You couldn't handle it. If you open your fridge and take a look you can thank a Canadian farmer.
DeleteBusiness is very simple Country Boy. If you don't like the work or the hours or the compensation that the marketplace offers, change jobs. There's no milk in my fridge and you can thank your supply-management greed for that. I'll buy milk again when the Canadian tariff walls go the way of the Berlin Wall.
DeleteI think you're pretty close with your translation Kodiacmac. Maybe just switch out "necessary" for "feasible".
DeleteCountry Boy. Just had a look in my fridge. I'll tell you what's there from "Canadian farmers". One bag of milk, that's it. And the only reason that is there is because we had to "top up" before our next shopping trip to Massena, NY.
DeleteOther than that, there is F***all that comes from Canadian farmers. Fruit and vegetables from US, Central and S. America; grouse, venison and grouse from our own bush; and eggs from our neighbour down the road - who certainly doesn't qualify as one of your "Canadian farmers".
In others words Country Boy, I don't need you at all.