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Reversing the damage : How the federal Liberals can restore hope on the Prairies

16 Feb 2016

This Centre at the University of Manitoba did not re- is perhaps best, albeit tragically for many farmers, sult in direct layoffs of research staff, there were demonstrated in the federal government’s deci- concerns about the private-sector takeover of the sion to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board.15 centre’s seed-breeding program, and the logic in The loss of the following four acclaimed agri- m [...] Up to 50 percent of the wheat and oat crops in Canada come from Beef Cattle Program varieties developed at the centre, and that pub- The closure of the Beef Cattle Program at the lic investment gives very high returns: for every Brandon Research and Development Centre not dollar invested, twenty dollars is returned.19 In only cut jobs, it removed the economic activity other words, if the governmen [...] The 2012 shutdown of the Prairie Shelterbelt The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Munici- Program affected the small rural community of palities passed a resolution to work with the new Indian Head Saskatchewan. [...] Pasture managers are trained Manitoba’s 400,000 acres will fall under the in soil and water conservation and native plant control of the provincial government which will management and understand the crucial role continue renting them out to patrons, under the these processes play in protecting the endangered management of a non-profit organization — the species that live on these ancient ecosyste [...] As of October 2015, 14 of the 23 com- munity pastures were taken over by the province, As rare and ecologically important as coastal with the remaining 9 slated to be transferred in old-growth forest, the PFRA grasslands are the coming year.34 Manitoba has pledged to sup- listed by the World Commission on Protected port the program, claiming that the pastures help Areas (WCPA) as lands that Canada
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Authors

Fernandez, Lynne

ISBN
9781771252669
Pages
20
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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