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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990-9 Great Pine Ridge -Kinettes helping out other European countries. Under the current conditions Supply Management Sector can only be sure of controlling -the border on fresh produce. Even if within a country the trade laws change, trade laws will remain the same in GATT. A country can countervail if a country breaks the miles. Mr. Stevenson said "The Canadian Government has to reduce its controls on agriculture and leave farming to farmers. If there isflot deal we will be left with what we have now only worse. This puts supply management in a diccy situation on the processing side." Members of the Great Pine Ridge, and over the past four weeks The search continues this week- Kinettes, were busy last Saturday organized searches have been under- end but in the Prince Albert area morning preparing lunch for some taken in the Ganaraska Forest for where those taking part will assemble 100 to 150 volunteers who were possible dlues as to the disapperance. at the Oddfellows' Hall at 9:30 a.m. working out of the Ganaraska Forest . The Kinettes served lunch at the both this coming Saturday and Sun- Centre in search of Jue Stanton and Forest Centre on Saturday playing day and also on the following week- Elizabeth Bane. The two young their part in the search. end. ladies have mysteriously disappeared Ross Stevenson sp eaks at Federation annual Second to West Germany, trade is most important to Canada at the GATT negotiations. Canada exports 33%0/, U.S. 15%1 and Japan 10% of their production. In agriculture we export,50% of our fresh produce. No other country in the world has had as much input to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) by their farmgroups. At the last Tokyo round,- Canada took a 12% reduction in exports. Freer movement of Banking, tourism, textiles, recognition of patents and Agriculture are on the Agenda for this round. With the exception of agriculture, very few items in other sectors are unsettled. Ross Stevenson said "There is agreat deal of pressure to sign an agricultural deal, otherwise thcre won't be an agreement." The initial offer from Canada is a conditional offer which provide qutberules applying to cvcryone not specifie counitries. In cxport competition Canada wants complcte elimination of outright export subsidies. Also existing tarîffs reduced by 1/3 and other associated things not to result to more than 20% of anyone particular product. Canada wants tariffs put on cornmodities and then a phase down to 20% over the long run. The termi creating ah- the problems in "Articleli " known as the supply management sector was the wording "wholly or mainly" when talking about yogurt and ice cream. This has to be clarified. Canada will allow imports up to 501 of do mestic production. Prescntly 2.7% imports are allowed on dairy products.The Dairy Farmers of Canada want 1%v. The govemment proposed 5% over 10 years. In the blue book which was publishcd "Overview of GATT Negotiations" by Dairy Farmers of ~anada it refers to red light \.rograrts. There are no red light programs now. NISA and GRIPP, are green light programs. There are no funding cuts to these. Government expenditures in non green programs will be Cut by 30% over the next 10 years, some being Canadian Dairy-Prograrn, Western Grain Transportation Act and the Tri partite program. Ail cuts will be done on a dollar basis, not by the aggregate measure support formula., Chicken and Eggs will remain the same as in the Free Trade Deal with United States, meaning import levels will remain the samne as now. Canadian negotiators will- have no flexibility on supply management, will be flexible on green light programs and have a 20%/ maximum on tariffs for Wheat and Barley since there will be changes here anyway. Ross Stevenson Ross Stevenson M.P. sunimed up bis talk with "United States position is crying in the dark: They won't get close to what they want. Washington doesn't even take the agricultural position seriously." The Americans would neyer use the terna Supply Management, ha ha, yet for sugar, cotton and peanuts they areasking for special status to set aside special programs. They want a 75% Cut across the board on tariffs, but still want to be able to negotiate. For instance if a high subsidy is set on one commodity then another commodity should take the cut difference. Mr. Stevenson said "You have to be careful to read the fine print on Ainerican deals." He said the European Country can' t agree on a position, actually the European negotiators deal doesn't sound that bad, but they obviously do not have support from Ezverytlhing Cornes Clean.. ... With the Karcher 570 High-Pressure Cleaner! Turn cleaning jobs into a pleasure with this pressure cleaner from Karcher, the world's leading manufacturer. The pressurized water âcrubs and cleans simultaneously, trmoving even stubborn grime, while cutting water consumption up ,to ,85%. Use it on your car, boat, pool, housd-and garden,, A range of -. optionat accessories adds to the many useful jobs this machine can do for you. 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