Collective effort urged to back farmers in policy push
Liberal claims farmers face subsidy distortions and price swings as they seek long term help. Ottawa backs interim measures with 600 million yearly safety nets and over a billion for AIDA in 1998 99 plus 260 million for Manitoba Saskatchewan. Manitoba rural infrastructure 37 million and NISA support aid 20 000 farmers benefit while rail revenue caps save about two million yearly.
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Canada Farmers Safety Net and Trade Policy Plan
The plan details a safety net expansion with 1.07 billion dollars in agricultural income disaster assistance for 1998 and 1999. It seeks fair international trading rules by eliminating export subsidies and lowering distorting supports, while affirming Canada’s right to choose marketing systems including supply management and the Canadian Wheat Board. It includes rail cost measures that cap railway grain revenues saving 178 million, plus 158 million for western grain roads and transfer of branch lines to local short lines. It also funds sustainable farming with national organic standards and 10 million to foster environmental stewardship. The package would switch up to 3.3 billion in federal funds from 2000 to 2002 with 2.2 billion from provincial governments, maintaining the push for fair trading rules.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Weill
Farm policy pledge embraces safety nets and export access
The plan calls for support programs such as disaster relief crop insurance and NISA to aid farmers facing uncontrollable conditions. It proposes aggressive campaigns through the US and NAFTA to cut foreign subsidies grant grain farmers marketing freedom including through the Canadian Wheat Board streamline grain transport with commercial accountability cut federal diesel taxes expand support for supply managed farmers and ease tariffs only with parallel foreign commitments and a fair transition period.
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Canadian Wheat Board
WTO
NDP Proposes Billion Dollar Safety Net and Farm Support
The plan adds 1.1 billion annually to the safety net and sets up up to 100 million for a yet-to-be designed program to transition youth into farming. It aims to cut international subsidies with trading partners, bolster disaster aid for weather-damaged farms, defend orderly marketing and the Wheat Board, and fund sustainable farming methods through Agriculture Canada.
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Agriculture Canada
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