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Conservatives understand farmers.”
and develop, the farm assets increase in
Grits grow farm policy
The MP questioned whether the
value and a farmer is a position to
Liberals’ policy proposal would not
further improve assets by upgrading
hamper efforts of farm families in the
gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
equipment and/or expanding holdings
concerns from other regions. The original
riding and elsewhere from improving
more to make room for other crops with
OTTAWA
proposal dealt with concerns about farm
their economic situation through
potential market value. “The farmer
land ownership.
expansion of their holdings.
knows best how to manage his resources
The final policy agreed on during the
He noted that the issue of “farm debt”
Ontario’s family farm tradition
and assets,” Lemieux said, “and I don’t
national convention moved the focus
is a real one but that when a farm is
received some special attention during
think they should have to be
towards developing a sustainable food
managed well and allowed to expand
the Liberal’s national policy convention
constrained.”
supply system for Canada and sustainable
thanks to the efforts of the Glengarry-
income for farmers.
Prescott-Russell riding association.
“Be it resolved that a Liberal government
“The main focus was to protect small
MaximePaquette,ancienélève
create a partnership between Agriculture
family farms,” said Connor Quinn, GPR
and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian
del’Écolesecondairecatholique
Liberal riding association president,
Federation of Agriculture to develop a
régionale de Hawkesbury, a
during a phone interview.
national food strategy for Canada that will
obtenu son doctorat en
Part of that focus was to prevent
address food supply, sustainable farm
biomécaniquele10maidernier
Ontario’s traditional family farm culture
income for farmers, agricultural
frombecoming swallowedup in the agri-
à l’Université du Tennessee à
employment, environmental sustainability,
business maw of international and
Knoxville. Après avoir obtenu
and a secure food supply for Canadians.”
multi-national corporations. The recent
son
baccalauréat
en
Both the original GPR proposal and the
national policy convention held in
final version accepted during the national
kinésiologie(2007)etsamaîtrise
Ottawa this spring saw theGPRproposal
convention note that costs to keep up with
en kinésiologie (2009) de
diluted a bit but Quinn expressed
technological improvements, market
l’UniversitédeGuelph,Maxime
satisfaction with the overall result.
changes, and regular maintenance, and
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inflation have created a financial debt
leading up to the national convention
troisième cycle au Tennessee.
situation that is driving many long-time
lasted almost a year and began prior to
Or, après avoir passé les neuf
farmers to sell out and preventing young
last year’s spring federal election. Each
dernières années de sa vie à
farmers from entering the field.
riding association submitted their policy
Pierre Lemieux is less than impressed
étudier, il a été fort bien
proposals to a regional reviewcommittee
with the federal Liberal party’s new policy
récompensé
pour
sa
whichthencreatedafinallistof10priority
on agriculture. The Conservative MP for
persévérance et ses efforts. Il a
items from the region. That list went to
Glengarry-Prescott-Russell thinks the
égalementobtenuladistinction
the provincial review committee, which
policy proves that the Liberals are out of
created a top 10 list of policy issues out
suivante du Chancelier de
touch with the concerns of farmers.
of all the regional lists it received and
l’université
:
L’avenir
“The Liberals don’t have a good
reviewed. Each provincial association
professionnelleplusprometteur
understanding of agriculture,” said
then presented its priority list during the
(Professional Promise Award).
Lemieux during a phone interview.
national convention for review, debate,
“When you look at our riding
Fort de cette reconnaissance,
and consideration as part of the party’s
(Glengarry-Prescott-Russell) there are
Maxime a donc obtenu un poste à titre de professeur associé à l’Université de
future policy guide.
lots of medium-sized and large (family)
The party’s new policy on family
Memphis, et par le fait même, il deviendra le plus jeune professeur dans toute
farms and they are good farms. They
farms is the result of revisions to the
l’histoiredecetteinstitution,quiaétéfondéeen1912. Sur laphoto,Maximeavec
(Liberals) don’t understand rural ridings.
original GPR proposal to accommodate
samèreDianePaquette.
Conservatives hold rural ridings, because
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Celebrate the bee
May 29 has been declared Day of the Honey Bee in Prescott-Russell.
“Prescott and Russell is a region where agriculture plays an important role in the
local economy and we need to raise awareness about the importance of preserving
our bees for crop pollination,” says warden François St-Amour. “Many foods and
crops on which we depend need, or at least benefit from, the pollination of honey
bees.”
“Bees contribute to global food security and their extinction would represent
nothing short of a biological disaster,” according to a release from the counties.
“The bee, in addition to producing natural products with beneficial properties
recognized for millennia, such as honey, propolis, and wax, is responsible for more
than 75 per cent of the pollination required for the production of flowering plants,”
explained Achille Drouin, member of the Beekeepers Association of Prescott-
Russell.
“In recent years, the bee has been exposed to certain parasites and human
intervention, both being conditions which threaten its survival. The Day of the
Honey Bee on May 29 could help develop activities that would raise awareness
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among the people of our region on ways to maintain conditions for bee health,” says
Drouin.
The proclamation was made following a request by Clinton Shane Ekdahl, the
founder of the Day of the Honey Bee. The gesture has been endorsed by county
council and the agricultural advisory committee.
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