" $ 5 6 " - * 5 4 r / & 8 4 PIERRE LEMIEUX LAUNCHES FARM PETITION &/#3&'r#3*&'4 GALA DE L’EXCELLENCE DE PRESCOTT ET RUSSELL 2019 C’est sous le thème du Cirque GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca in the riding for addition to a future election campaign contacts list.
During a followup phone interview Tuesday morning, Lemieux explained that he had not planned to present the MP’s office with the petition once all the signatures were tallied up. “There are many different kinds of petition,” Lemieux said, adding that his did not conform to the guidelines set by Parliament for a public petition to the House of Commons. “The aim of this petition is to allow people in our riding a chance to express their sup- port for farmers in our riding,” he said, adding that MPs are able to make statements in Parliament on any topic in response to their constituents’ concerns. “There are many ways to make peoples’ voices heard.” Lemieux also denied that the petition set up through his website is meant to help build up a future election campaign contacts list. i/P UIFJOUFOUPGUIFBET*QMBDFEJO newspapers and the brochures I mailed out to farmers and their families and others is to inform them and to allow them to express their opinion,” he said. “The local MP has really let them down.” Lemieux predicted that the planned federal carbon tax will also have a serious impact on the farm sector. “Small business will be hit the most,” he said. “All those farms are small businesses. The Liberals really are letting our farmers down in a big way.”
qu’aura lieu la 14e édition du Gala de l’Excellence de Prescott et Russell, le 19 octobre 2019 à Rockland. Le gala de l’excellence est un évènement qui a lieu tous les deux ans, rassemblant et soulignant l’entrepreneuriat des petites et moyennes entreprises de la région des contés de Prescott et Russell. En vigueur depuis 1991, ce gala est représenté par 16 catégories de nominations, et il y a 48 finalistes et 16 gagnants couvrant tous les secteurs d’activités. Les inscriptions pour les entreprises débuteront dès janvier prochain. Pour obtenir plus amples détails, visitez le www. galaexcellence-sdcpr.com. LES BACS BRUNS À GRENVILLE Au cours des prochains mois, l’admi- nistration municipale de Grenville procédera à l’achat de bacs bruns en vue de la mise en place la collecte des matières organiques. Ces derniers seront livrés chez les citoyens au cours du mois d’avril 2019. Entre- temps, le site 3-2-1-0.com de la MRC d’Argenteuil regorge d’information sur les matières acceptées dans chaque bac, les services offerts dans chaque municipalité et les dates des prochaines collectes.
Conservative candidate Pierre Lemieux says farmers in Glengarry-Prescott- Russell feel betrayed by the federal government over the new free trade agreement. He’s collecting signatures for a petition to highlight the situation for the farming sector. “I know that people support local farmers and their families,” said Lemieux during an JOUFSWJFXPWFSUIF/PWFNCFSXFFLFOE adding there is a sense of “betrayal” among farmers and others in the Glengarry-Prescott- Russell riding, over Canada’s actions during negotiations for the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). 5IF64.$"XJMMSFQMBDFUIF/PSUI"NF - SJDBO'SFF5SBEF"HSFFNFOU /"'5" PODF Congress, Parliament, and the Mexican legislature have all ratified the new conti- nental trade agreement. Canadian negotia- tors allowed for some concessions in the agreement to American dairy imports in return for maintaining the existing all-party EJTQVUFSFWJFXDMBVTFPG/"'5"BTQBSUPG the USMCA, and also protecting Canadian media from potential hostile takeovers by American corporations. “It’s evident that they (Canadian govern- ment) have sacrificed dairy, egg, and chicken farmers,” said Lemieux. “Those farmers are very upset.” 8JUIBTTJTUBODFGSPN$POTFSWBUJWF.1 Guy Lauzon of Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, Lemieux has launched a petition project, with notices on his own campaign website, ads in local media and a brochure mail-out, explaining the purpose of the petition and asking for signatures. “There was a wave of signatures after the newspaper ads came out,” said Lemieux, “and a second wave after the brochures went out.” He noted that the current rotating postal strike has delayed the arrival of brochures in some parts of the riding but he is not worried about that, as the petition project is just getting underway. “I haven’t done a tally yet, but people are concerned,” he said, adding that he will present the petition to Parliament at a later date. %VSJOH BO JOUFSWJFX/PWFNCFS .1 Drouin said he is willing to forward a petition to Parliament whenever Lemieux presents it
to his office. He has received local feedback about the impact of the USMCA on Canada’s farm sector. “Obviously dairy took a hit,” he said. “They (dairy farmers) are not happy about that and I understand. But I still do believe that the agricultural sector here will be strong.” Drouin also expressed scepticism about how much actual worth Lemieux’s project will have, unless the former Conservative MP regains his seat as the GPR representative in the next federal election. “If he’s not promising to repeal the USMCA, then it’s just an empty promise,” said Drouin regarding the petition. “But I’ll be happy to present it to Parliament.” In a follow-up phone call to the Tribune- &YQSFTT .BSUJO3PZ %SPVJOTBTTJTUBOU forwarded the MP’s concern that Lemieux’s petition does not follow the proper procedure for members of the public to file petitions to Parliament. Access to the petition is through Lemieux’s website which is authorized by the GPR Conservative riding association and the petition also asks those who sign it if they want to be volunteers. The concern from Drouin’s office is the petition may be a tactic to collect names and emails of people Prescott-Russell recueille des signatures d’agriculteurs et d’autres personnes de la circonscription dans une pétition. —archives Pierre Lemieux soutient que le gouvernement canadien a trahi les agriculteurs de l’est de l’Ontario et du reste du pays en acceptant les modalités de l’Accord États-Unis- Mexique-Canada, qui remplacera l’Accord de libre-échange nord-américain. Le candidat conservateur de Glengarry-
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