Premiers urged to protect supply managed dairy and poultry
Jan Slomp from Alberta argues Western premiers push for higher over quota import tariffs will kill Canada’s only profitable, self-funded farm sector. He contends trade deals undermine supply management, raise consumer costs, and favor multinational agribusiness while weakening farmer power. Rimbey, Alberta.
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Canada
European Union
United States
WTO
Alberta
Canadian Wheat Board
CWB
Chicago Exchange
Anks
Frasernstitute
The
Frontier Centre
CD Howe Institute
Edmonton
Regi
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Cargill
ADM
Tyson
Nestle
Saputo
Unilever
Parmi Safeway
Superstar
People define a town the way a tourist would
A Scottish couple visits and extols the warmth of local residents as the town’s true asset. The narrator recalls meeting Linda and Ward Tweet at Boulton Manor a heritage bed and breakfast and notes how goodwill from locals, including a past tragedy, drew her back home. The piece centers on community, memory, and hometown hospitality.
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Katherine
Stewart
British Isles
Canada
Boulton Manor
Linda
Ward
Drew
Darwin
Jim
Edmonton
Don Cherry
Kelly Hrudey
Hartney Turns Movie Set for Lookout Shoot
Hartney Manitoba hosted Spyglass Entertainment film The Lookout, drawn by a quaint rural setting. Premier Gary Doer notes Prairies offer landscapes and incentives fueling a regional film boom with job opportunities in lighting, camera, directing and support crews. Local towns benefit from hotel use, restaurants, and potential extra casting as crews stay on site.
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Arlier
Manitoba
Hartney
Spyglass Entertainment
Gary Doer
Prairies
Brokeback Mountain
Alberta
Manitoba Film and Sound
Souris Suspension Bridge
Minnedosa
Carman
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Jan Slomp
Coorainator National Farmers
Rimbey, Alberta
U.K
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Bara
Russell, Manitoba
Russell Banner
Main Street
Russell
Uptisher