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16 The Claringion Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, July 16,1994 Federal and Provincial Ministers Prepare Course After GATT Era Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture and food ministers set a long-term agenda for the agri-food sector to respond to the challenges and opportunities in the post-GATT era, at their recent annual meeting in Winnipeg. Ministers discussed, in particular, supply management issues, trade and future market opportunities, grain issues issues and whole farm income safety nets. Ministers examined potential GATT impacts and emerging market opportunities for the Canadian agrifood agrifood sector. They reviewed and gave their continuing support to the work of the Federal-Provincial Market Development Development Council. Ministers highlighted highlighted the need to work cooperatively cooperatively in providing the best possible services to the sector. Ministers reaffirmed reaffirmed their commitment to the $20B goal in agri-food exports by the year 2000 and further agreed to pursue a market share target of at least 3.5 per cent of global agriculture and food trade. Provincial-territorial ministers reaffirmed reaffirmed their support for the federal government's approach to resolving current bilateral disputes with the United States. All ministers stressed that every effort be made to resolve these issues in a manner which expands expands rather than restricts trade. Ministers gave approval to the agriculture agriculture and food chapter under the Internal Trade Agreement finalized by Federal-Provincial Trade Ministers. Ministers. Under this agreement, all technical technical interprovincial trade barriers will be brought under the scope and coverage coverage of the Agreement. The chapter notes that policy areas such as supply supply management and the Western Grain Transportation Act are and will continue to be reviewed by the Ministers Ministers of Agriculture and Food. In the grains area, ministers discussed discussed and supported the actions by the federal government to address the recent grain transportation backlog. All ministers agreed to work with industry industry to provide a policy and regulatory regulatory framework in the grain handling and transportation area within which industry can take advantage of future trade and market opportunities. Ministers Ministers also received the recently released released report of the Producer Payment Payment Panel ' and the Grain Transportation Agency report on Efficiencies Efficiencies Consultants. Issues to be examined include where the markets will be in five-to- 10 years, where technology is going, who Canadian competitors will be and what will be the transportation system and part requirements at that time. In the area of supply management, Ministers reviewed progress to date by the federal-provincial Task Force on Orderly Marketing, including reports reports from the five committees covering covering dairy, turkey, chicken, broiler hatching eggs and egg industries. These committees will continue to work over the summer to provide recommendations recommendations on changes required to make supply management systems more effective in the future. All ministers ministers stressed the need for industry led change and asked that recommendations recommendations be provided to them at their fall meeting.'In the case of the chicken chicken industry, the Canadian Chicken Marketing Agency (CCMA) has been asked to reach a national consensus In the Editor's Mail The Editor: RE: The Turban Issue Public supporters of our CHAMP and Key Tag Programs arc confusing The War Amps with the Legion. Sadly Sadly wc arc being inundated with complaints complaints stating that support will be withheld due to what is perceived to be a racist attitude among veterans. The War Amps docs not operate cltibrooms. It is a registered charity. No politics; nor racial issues; no headdress attitudes - one way or the ■ other. Sincerely. II. Clifford Chadderton, OC, O. Ont, DCL, LLD Chief Executive Officer The War Amps Enthusiastic Hunters Search for Rare Dinosaur Eggs amongst producers on an allocation- system by August 12, 1994. Ministers Ministers instructed the committees to consider consider regional and territorial issues in their recommendations. Ministers continued their support for the whole-farm income safety net policy as the basis for the national program. Ministers reviewed recommendations recommendations from the National Safety Net Consultation Committee (NSNCC) and were presented with other options, designed to improve the whole farm safety net program. Ministers also agreed in principle that while these recommendations and options options for the program are being further further developed, the NISA mechanism will, continue to be used, at the option option of provinces, as a means to establish establish a baseline level of support to all eligible commodities, in all provinces. provinces. To this end, ministers agreed that NISA will be available to all primary primary agriculture except dairy, poultry poultry and eggs by the 1994 tax year, in provinces wishing to extend coverage coverage under the program. Ministers also received a progress report on safety net programs to replace replace GRIP in Saskatchewan in 1995. Ministers endorsed a strategy leading to a renewed Canadian Food Inspection System based upon the ministers' decision at the annual meeting last July. Ministers approved the move towards harmonized standards, standards, a streamlined, single contact . system of delivery of inspection services, services, and a redefined role of government government in food inspection activities. Following Quebec's commitment at the National Conference on Women, Women, Agriculture and Employment, ministers received a detailed report addressing concerns of farm women., Ministers agreed to a number of specific specific measures which will provide added focus to government activities in support of professional integration of women, including increased representation representation on boards and agencies as well as review of federal and provincial provincial programs from an equity perspective. perspective. Ministers also agreed in principle to proposals from the Canadian Canadian Coalition for Agricultural Safety and Rural Health, aimed at lessening the human and economic costs associated associated with health problems and accidents accidents in rural Canada. Ministers underlined the importance importance of a strong agriculture and food industry to strengthen rural communities. communities. They noted the need to work together to maximize the benefits that the agriculture and food industry can provide. The potential benefits from new information technology, particularly particularly in rural Canada were discussed and will be examined further. Ministers will meet again this fall to continue progress on these and other issues. They agreed to hold their 1995 annual meeting in Newfoundland Newfoundland next August. Records of Decision on the above issues are available from: Yaprak Baltacioglu or Nicole Martel, Agriculture Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ottawa, (613) 995-5880. A group of happy hunters race off to another station at Darlington Park last Saturday, seeking the cryptic clue that will finally lead them to the hidden "dinosaur eggs". The search ended successfully near the park's log cabin where the children shared their feast. And what do dinosaur eggs taste like? A lot like watermelon. Hockin Ken Hockin Real Estate Ltd. 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