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   From: gregcarrsober@gmail.com   
      
   On 19/10/2013 8:04 PM, ConɀRConɀ wrote:   
   > Let's see how this goes . . .   
   >   
   > Harper signs onto a trade deal with the European Union. The EU wants to   
   > ship us more of their stuff, which is good for their economy.   
   > Some of that stuff will hurt the production of Canadian stuff, which is   
   > not good for the economy of those Canadian producers.   
   >   
   > So the answer to the dilemma? Get the taxpayers of Canada to compensate   
   > the Canadian producers for the competition they are about to get from   
   > the EU producers.   
   >   
   > Helluva deal.   
   >   
   > And we, the taxpayers, are supposed to be happy about 'Harper's biggest   
   > ever trade deal' with the EU?   
   >   
   > Sorta like being asked to like more taxes, isn't it? And you can bet   
   > your taxes that Quebec isn't the only province or industry that is going   
   > to be demanding, or given, compensation for lost production - from us,   
   > the taxpayers.   
   >   
   > Helluva deal.   
   > ___________________________________________________________   
   >   
   > CTV News - The Canadian Press, Friday, October 18, 2013   
   >   
   >   
   > EU free trade: last-minute cheese deal got Quebec on board   
   >   
   >   
   > Quebec signed on to support the free trade deal with the European Union   
   > only at the last minute and that is because the federal government   
   > offered to compensate the province’s agricultural sector.   
   >   
   > Former Premier Pierre-Marc Johnson, who served as Quebec’s chief   
   > negotiator, said that he learned on Thanksgiving Monday that an   
   > additional 17,700 tonnes of European cheese was going to be permitted   
   > into the Canadian market.   
   >   
   > “It was a holiday, people eating turkey sandwiches, when we heard the   
   > 17,700 figure. We immediately wondered: ‘Could that be right? Did they   
   > accidentally add an extra zero?’”   
   >   
   > Johnson concluded that the subtle announcement was no accident. “The   
   > federal negotiations knew that we would not be happy," he said.   
   >   
   > Johnson and Premier Pauline Marois then went on an offensive against the   
   > federal government. Marois even discussed the issue with her Ontario   
   > counterpart, Kathleen Wynne.   
   >   
   > Federal negotiators said that they believed that the Canadian market   
   > would be able to absorb the additional cheese.   
   >   
   > “Our message to the federal negotiators was, ‘You say that the Canadian   
   > market will probably be able to absorb that extra cheese but you’re not   
   > sure, so then you must compensate us,’” said Johnson.   
   >   
   > By Friday morning Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave the news from   
   > Belgium that the feds would completely compensate the province for   
   > losses suffered by the higher levels of imported cheese.   
   >   
   > Johnson said the end result is a deal that the Quebec farmers’ lobby can   
   > live with.   
   >   
   > But their objections had been entirely legitimate, according to Johnson.   
   >   
   > “Everybody knows that this agreement was aimed at benefiting   
   > manufacturing and service sectors of the economy. It’s mostly aimed at   
   > the non-agricultural sector, even though some changes will result,” he   
   > said.   
   >   
   > Johnson noted that it will likely take up to two years before all the   
   > parties involved give their final approvals but expressed the notion   
   > that it would all advance without a hitch.   
   >   
   > Read more:   
   > http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/eu-free-trade-last-minute-cheese-de   
   l-got-quebec-on-board-1.1504024#ixzz2iEAYnJgr   
   >   
   More corporate welfare for land rich farmers. It is ridiculous how milk   
   products are artificially priced higher in this country. The poor are   
   the most affected.   
      
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