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the HERALD lWI Agriculture National protest could be in the works Ity Thomson News Service Threats that farmers may stage n protest continue with a ly of action within next few weeks George president of the Ontario I of Agriculture told del ites at the federation annual convention Monday he expects strong sup port for any iction taken Very soon I may all upon you to participate in a show of tional farm solidarity George said in a speech to the Of- A which represents 20 farm families But let me tell you this if I ask you to back me you had bet be there A officials initially talked about a demonstration during an officers meeting in last month George told reporters Monday he believes there is support in other provinces for a national protest However he was vague about the type of protest that would be staged he timing is also uncertain But George said if trade issues were the focus of the protest the event might have to take place in the next few weeks possibly before Dec the deadline for an agreement in principle on agriculture at the GAIT General Agreement on Tariffs and T rade talks in Geneva I believe the support is there George told reporters about a possible protest in Canada are very frustrated George t give specific details about the protest saying only that plans were in place During the annual meeting there was talk of a march on Ottawa A protest would follow on the momentum of the farmers rallies and demonstrations this past summer A number of events such as a rally in Dresden were held to press different leels of government to help farmers A number of Ontario farms have gone out of business due to economic pressures such as heavy subsidization in Europe that has led to near record low produce prices George of told reporters that about one half of the full time farms his area gone under Along with the loss of farms jobs have been lost in spinoff businesses he said Governments have taken some actions to help farmers The federal government recently an nounced BOO million to help farmers while Ontario commit ted million to support But George said long term plan is needed Some farmers attending the convention were prepired to pro test if necessary It s important to have a united front said Dick a cash crop farmer from We been pushtd around long enough It s about time we say no more Dan Dalgleish of Township said a protest may be the farmers only solution It come to that he said in an interview If vou want viable agriculture in in Out ino or inula you liavt be willing to go it extra mile said upcoming generations of young people on farms won I go into the business if the money t there However Jake Geluk a cash crop farmer from had some reservations about a protest He would only par ticipate if the event was large enough to warrant the effort he said It has to be well organized PROTECTION PACKAGE includes rust inhibiting exterior protection fabric guard sound deadening surface rust warranty 8 9o financing up to 60 months with no payments till February or No charge 6yr120 000 km Mazda full coverage extended warranty or No charge complete rust pro package Achilles XM AS worth the DRIVE TO ACHILLES OFFER ENDS NOV 3091 I LL GUARANTEE YOU A LOWER PRICE The Place For Unbeatable Prices And Service 357 Queen Street East ACTON 5198530200 4164538965