What will it bring? If our climate IS changing , certainly the challenges of the weather will be there to plague us. For farmers, this could be and many times is, a cross to bear. One more thing to make a difficult job, harder. This green Christmas and the warm temperatures, while grudgingly welcomed, is eerie..
What about world agricultural issues? Excluding the WTO and the extraordinary evolution and influence of the 'developing' countries, does agriculture in Canada think about what is happening out there? I sure hope so.
The North American Union (NAU) is set to become an issue for all. The only portion of this discussion I have heard anything about is the SPP ( Security Protection & Prosperity ). Many bureaucrats and business leaders are working on this. Ostensibly begun to improve our security after 911, the big picture is being ignored by Canadian Media.
These include Regulations and Agriculture and Food related issues. The documents are long and many, but several groups in the US and Canada are certainly viewing this agreement and many of it's elements with alarm.
If you examine the list of people who are doing this work and the Manufacturers and businesses involved, I am troubled by the fact that agriculture, more specifically, those affected by any 'harmonizing' discussed (like Supply Management) are not at this particular table.
In September 2006, one enemy who has worked tirelessly to undermine Supply Management was there: Mr. Thomas d’Aquino Canadian Council of Chief Executives . This was an invitation only, event. See: Deep Integration Planned at Secret Conference Ignored by the Media
A Canadian group called : Vive le Canada has a warehouse of information that agriculture should be sifting through. If you are tempted to put this one off, remember the struggles the industry had with NAFTA as it was being developed. Complacency is NOT a tool for survival.
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