From The Western Producer April 20 2010
By Terry Boehm, National Farmers Union
From The Western Producer April 20 2010
By Terry Boehm, National Farmers Union
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Canada-Europe trade deal could virtually eliminate farmers’ rights to save seed: National Farmers Union
The third round of trade negotiations with Europe concludes this week
in Ottawa – National Farmers Union says leaked draft text reveals that
the Canada-Europe trade deal could virtually eliminate farmers’ rights
to save seed in Canada. GMOs exempt from the agreement as European
opposition continues. For more information see http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Trade
National Farmers Union, Press Release, April 21, 2010
Secret text of Canada-EU Trade Deal Released: The agreement may be the largest single issue on farm-policy horizon.
OTTAWA, Ont. NFU President Terry Boehm was in Ottawa Monday to
participate in the release of a draft text of the Canada-EU
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The NFU is a
partner in the newly-formed Trade Justice Network, the group that
released the text. Boehm also spoke at a well-attended evening
meeting in Ottawa dealing with the CETA.
“We now have in-hand a proposed agreement that would reshape Canadian
agriculture: reducing farm support program spending; radically
rewriting the laws that govern farmers’ seed saving and re-use; and
probably in the future, opening another front in the attacks against
the Canadian Wheat Board and supply management,” said NFU President
Boehm.
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