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Anyone going to Brandon on Thursday? Hubby was at the auction mart yesterday, and Rick Wright flagged him down to see if we'd be there. We are. They are really pushing to get a big crowd.

For our American friends .... we have our very own checkoff controversy going on in Manitoba. :shock: The government proposed a checkoff to fund new packing capacity. That's all fine and dandy, and not a bad idea since Manitoba got the biggest kick in the butt from the BSE .

That's where the fine and dandy part ends.

They have implemented it with no consultation with the cattle producers, and it's not just that they didn't think to consult with us, it's that they absolutely refused to speak to the MCPA about it.

Point blank refused.

No vote from the grassroots allowed.
No option to have it refunded.
No choice.

They didn't even run it by the rest of the politicians, just decided to do it and then did it. An order in council or some such thing. It involves a government appointed board that gets the funds and then decides how to hand them out. The problem with this is that the government also refuses to speak with the MCPA about who should be on the board. So far the ones nominated to this board have no experience in the packing business.

This is not good. :?
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