Provinces threaten AIDA opt outs amid Canada farm pain
The numbers war on Parliament Hill shows that Canada’s farm receipts rose slightly in nine months, yet grain and oilseeds slumped while government payouts rose. Ontario threatens to withdraw, Saskatchewan already opted out, risking a collapse of the national AIDA safety net.
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Farm cash receipts rise in first nine months of 1999
Farm cash receipts increased in the first nine months of 1999 from the same period a year earlier. Higher livestock sales and program payments offset lower crop receipts, with total receipts reaching a five year high, according to a Statistics G Engsrost report.
Saskatoon offers $2000 to new nurses to fill city posts
Saskatoon District Health Board seeks nurses after a ten day strike. It offers $2000 to all graduating nurses who commit to a one year term in city hospitals or personal care homes. The district has hired 139 nurses in nine months, replacing 116 who left or retired.
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