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What is
FarmGate5?
FarmGate5 is a group of supporters of Ontario’s dairy and poultry farmers who feel strongly that Canada’s government must continue to work to support a balanced trade position at the World Trade Organization
It brings together all people and organizations that believe
in a strong agricultural sector and a prosperous food industry in
Ontario.
What are the goals of
FarmGate5?
FarmGate5 seeks to ensure the
Government of Canada secures a balanced trade
deal that benefits all farmers
including those in the dairy and poultry sectors.
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Canada is more open to agricultural imports than the U.S. and EU and subsidy levels in Canada are both lower, and declining faster, than our trading partners.
Canada is committed to domestic supply management for its dairy and poultry industries as a solution that works for consumers, food processors and the industry.
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Canada's position in the current
round of trade negotiations reflects that continuing commitment. The
reality is that some trading partners have not lived up to the last WTO
agreement in terms of market access or subsidy
reductions. |
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For these reasons, Canada must be able to maintain
tariffs at current levels in dairy and poultry products, as well as the
right to have administered pricing policies. Both conditions are essential
to maintaining effective production
management. |
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FarmGate5 supports the
Canadian position that all the WTO treaty signatory countries introduce
conditions that truly allow 5% of their domestic market to be supplied by
imports. This measure alone would result in an 80% average increase in the
volume of agricultural and food products that could be traded worldwide
without being subject to tariffs. That would be real
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Partial List of Supporters
(from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario list)
Here is a partial list of
people and organizations that support FarmGate5
Hon. Eugene Whelan, Former
Federal Minister of Agriculture (1972-84)
Hon. John Wise, Former
Federal Minister of Agriculture (1984-88)
Hon. Dalton McGuinty,
Premier of Ontario
Hon. Leona Dombrowsky,
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and
MPP for
hastings-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington
Howard Hampton, Leader of
the New Democratic Party of Ontario and MPP for
Kenora-Rainy River
John Tory, Leader of the
Ontario PC
Party and MPP for Dufferin-Peel-
Wellington-Grey
Dave Levac, Chief
Government Whip and MPP for Brant
Honourable Steve Peters,
Minister of Labour and MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-
London
Ernie Hardeman, MPP for
Oxford
John Wilkinson, MPP for
Perth-Middlesex
John O’Toole, MPP for
Durham
Maria Van Bommel, MPP for
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
Jean-Marc Lalonde, MPP for
Glengarry-Prescott-Russel
Jim Wilson, MPP for
Simcoe-Grey
Lou Rinaldi, MPP for
Northumberland
Pat Hoy, MPP for
Chatham-Kent-Essex
Dr. Kulip Kular, MPP for
Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale
Hon. Chris Bentley,
Minister of Training, Colleges and Universitites and MPP for
London West
Donna Cansfield, MPP for
Etobicoke Centre
Hon. Rick Bartolucci,
Minister of Northern Development and Mines and MPP
for Sudbury
Kim Craitor, MPP for
Niagara Falls
Mario Sergio, MPP for
York West
Hon. Jim Watson, Minister
of Health Promotion and MPP for Ottawa West-
Nepean
David Zimmer, MPP for
Willowdale
Deb Matthews, President of
the Liberal Party of Ontario and MPP for
London
North Centre
Kathleen Wynne, MPP for
Don Valley West
Linda Jeffery, MPP for
Brampton Centre
Kevin Flynn, MPP for
Oakville
Brad Duguid, MPP for
Scarborough Centre
Bob Delaney, MPP for
Mississauga West
Ernie Parsons, MPP for
Prince Edward-Hastings
Peter Fonseca, MPP for
Mississauga East
Hon. Laurel Broten,
Minister of the Environment and MPP for Etobicoke
Lakeshore
Judy Marsales, MPP for
Hamilton West
Monique Smith, MPP for
Nippissing
Jennifer Mossop, MPP for
Stoney Creek
Phil McNeeley, MPP for
Ottawa-Orleans
Bruce Crozier, MPP for
Essex
John Yakabuski, MPP for
Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke
Joe Tascona, MPP for
Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford
Ted McMeekin, MPP for
Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot
John Baird, MPP for
Nepean
Toby Barrett, MPP for
Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
Ted Chudleigh, MPP for
Halton
Ted Arnott, MPP for
Waterloo-Wellington
Laurie Scott, MPP for
Victoria-Haliburton-Brock
Jeff Leal, MPP for
Peterborough
Garfield Dunlop, MPP for
Simcoe North
Julia Munro, MPP for
York North
Wayne Arthurs, MPP for
Pickering-Ajax
Carol Mitchell, MPP for
Huron-Bruce
Hon. Jim Bradley, Minister
of Tourism and MPP for St. Catherines
Tony Wong, MPP for
Markham
Bob Runciman, MPP for
Leeds-Grenville
Norm Sterling, MPP for
Lanark-Carleton
Elizabeth Witmer, MPP for
Kitchener-Waterloo
Norm Miller, MPP for Parry
Sound-Muskoka
Cam Jackson, MPP for
Burlington
Frank Klees, MPP for Oak
Ridges
Tim Hudak, MPP for
Erie-Lincoln
Gary Shellenberger, MP for
Perth-Middlesex
Rose-Marie Ur, MP for
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
Charlie Angus, MP for
Timmins-James
Bay
Hon. Don Boudria, MP for
Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
Larry Miller, MP for
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Leon Benoit, MP for
Vegreville-Wainwright
Dr. Maurice Vellacott, MP
for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin
Bev Oda, MP for Durham
Cheryl Gallant, MP for
Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke
Loyola Hearn, MP for
St. John’s
South-Mount Pearl
Gord Brown, MP for
Leeds-Grenville
Mike Chong, MP for
Wellington-Halton Hills
Gary Goodyear, MP for
Cambridge
Helena Guergis, MP for
Simcoe-Grey
Guy Lauzon, MP for
Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry
Jeff Watson, MP for
Essex-Windsor
Paul Steckle, MP for
Huron-Bruce
Joe Preston, MP for
Elgin-Middlesex-London
Gordon O’Connor, MP for
Carleton-Mississippi Mills
Rob Merrifield, MP for
Yellowhead
Pierre Poilivevre, MP for
Nepean-Carleton
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture
Christian Farmers
Federation of Agriculture
National Farmers
Union
Jersey Cattlemen of
Canada
Municipality of
Adamston-Bromely
Essex County
Peterborough County
Town of Renfrew
Township of French River
Township of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
Town of Goderich
Township of
North Huron
Municipality of
Bluewater
Township of Otonabee-South
Monaghan
Township of
North
Dundas
Bobby Hull
Perth County
Hon. Michael Brown,
Speaker and MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin
Hon. Caroline Di Cocco,
Minister of Culture and MPP for Sarnia-Lambton
Christine Elliott, MPP for
Whitby-Ajax
Lisa MacLeod, MPP for
Nepean-Carleton
Liz Sandals, MPP for
Guelph-Wellington
Hon. George Smitherman,
Minister of Health and MPP for Toronto-Centre -
Rosedale
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