Government cash for ranchers falls short says auditor
Alberta Auditor General Fred Dunn reviewed a 400 million federal provincial aid plan created after a BSE scare. He found only half the funds reached ranchers, with the rest going as windfall profits to large meatpackers. The piece notes no cheap beef resulted. The Chetwynd Echo invites letters, requiring signature and contact details for verification.
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Mad cow aid fed packers profits in Alberta scheme
The Canada Alberta BSE Recovery Program steered ranchers to dump cattle quickly as aid funds ran out. Meatpackers Lakeside Packers Cargill and XL Foods profited enormously, while taxpayers and consumers paid. Auditor general notes profits rose from 46 to 176 dollars per head in six months, and the program totaled 400 million amid broader 2.5 billion in mad cow aid.
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