Press Releases 2006

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2006

December 19, 2006:: Firing of CWB President Latest Anti-Democratic Act by Harper Government
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December 18, 2006:: Farmers' Rally Proves Strong Support Exists for CWB
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December 18, 2006:: MPPs' Salary Increase Doesn't Reflect Reality, Says NFU
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December 11, 2006:: CWB Elections: Farmers Triumph Despite Election Tampering
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December 6, 2006:: Manitoba Shows Real Leadership on Canadian Wheat Board
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November 22, 2006:: "Energy and Agriculture" Theme of 37th NFU Convention
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November 16, 2006:: Harper Urged to Reimburse Farmers and Canadian Wheat Board
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November 3, 2006:: Farmers' Letter Campaign in Support of CWB a Huge Success
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November 1, 2006:: Barley Plebiscite Question, Voting Rules Need to be Fair
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October 30, 2006:: Government Control is Theme of Strahl's Task Force Report
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October 26, 2006:: NFU Calls for Investigation of Government EleMinister Misleads: CWB Did Not Concur on Cuts to Voters' List
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October 24, 2006:: Minister Misleads: CWB Did Not Concur on Cuts to Voters' List
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October 17, 2006:: Minister Moves to Rig CWB Elections
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October 5, 2006:: Prairie Producer Coalition Formed to Support Canadian Wheat Board
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September 29, 2006:: Task Force to Kill the CWB Getting Attention it Deserves
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September 29, 2006:: No Change in CGC Mandate, NFU Tells Agriculture Committee
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September 22, 2006:: Report Recommends Changes to Grain Commission Mandate
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September 20, 2006:: Government Task Force an Affront to Farmers, Says NFU
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September 15, 2006:: Appointment of Director Aimed at Destabilizing CWB
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September 8, 2006:: "Don't Get Bogged Down in Details" The New Anti-CWB Mantra
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August 10, 2006:: Federal Ag Policy Framework Should Include Women's Input
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July 27, 2006:: Farmers From Across Western Canada Participated in a Pro-CWB Rally in Saskatoon July 27
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July 25, 2006:: CWB: Our Board, Our Business - Agenda Set for July 27 Meeting
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July 20, 2006:: "Our Board - Our Business" Theme of July 27 Pro-CWB Meeting
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July 19, 2006:: NFU Calls for Disaster Assistance for Ontario Communities
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July 18, 2006:: Anderson Bankrolls Rent-A-Crowd to Attack Wheat Board
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June 30, 2006:: NFU Regional Convention in Onanole, Manitoba July 15
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June 28, 2006:: NFU to Hold Saskatchewan Regional Convention July 5 and 6
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June 26, 2006:: NFU Challenges David Anderson to Debate CWB Advantages
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June 15, 2006:: Ritz's CWB Bill Ill-Conceived, Unworkable, and Unnecessary
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June 14, 2006:: NFU Holds Regional Meeting In Peace River Country
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June 5, 2006:: Western Premiers Betray Farmers, Consumers and Environment
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May 31, 2006:: NFU Presents Brief to Senate Agriculture Committee
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May 25, 2006:: What's the Wheat Board Worth to Farmers? $800 Million per Year!
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May 24, 2006:: Poll Results Indicate Majority of Farmers Support CWB
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May 19, 2006:: Global Coalition Sounds the Alarm on Synthetic Biology, Demands Oversight and Societal Debate
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May 15, 2006:: NFU Endorses Call for Auditor-General's Investigation
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May 10, 2006:: NFU Urges Ontario Rural Municipalities to Offer Tax Relief
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May 9, 2006:: An open letter to the United Nations on rapidly declining global food supplies
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May 5, 2006:: NFU Disappointed Farmer Rail Car Coalition Deal Axed
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May 2, 2006:: Agriculture Assistance in Budget a Stop-Gap Measure
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April 14, 2006:: April 17 Marks International Day of Farmers' Struggle
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April 13, 2006:: NFU Urges Consumers to Buy Locally-Grown Food at Easter
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April 11, 2006:: NFU Representatives Participate in Ottawa Lobby Effort
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April 10, 2006:: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
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April 6, 2006:: Is the Ontario Government Aiming to Kill the Family Farm?
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April 6, 2006:: Not Much to Look Forward to With Saskatchewan Budget
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April 6, 2006:: NFU Leaders Speak at Farmers' Solidarity Rally in Ottawa
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April 4, 2006:: Farm Income Crisis Tops Agenda at NFU Ontario Convention
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March 30, 2006:: NFU Ontario Members Gear Up for Regional Convention April 1
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March 30, 2006:: Strahl Tells Farmers to "Buck Up", No CAIS Replacement
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March 30, 2006:: NFU Members Join Farmers From Across Canada at Ottawa Rally
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March 24, 2006:: UN Upholds Moratorium on Terminator Seeds: No Thanks to Canada
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March 21, 2006:: NFU Welcomes Ontario Plan for Small-Scale Wind Energy
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March 21, 2006:: Multi-Million Dollar CAISP Payment Illustrates Need for Meaningful Caps, and Structural Flaw in Federal Ag. Policy
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March 20, 2006:: Canadians Call on Government to Defend Moratorium on Terminator Seeds
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March 8, 2006:: NFU President Offers Solutions to Farm Crisis During Meeting
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February 21, 2006:: Monsanto May Commercialize Terminator: Biotech Giant Revises Pledge on Sterile Seed Technology as Global Alliance Calls for a Ban
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February 10, 2006:: The Saskatchewan Net Income Disaster Continues
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February 10, 2006:: Crash! Manitoba Net Income Disaster Intensifies
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February 9, 2006:: NFU Urges Action on Limiting Dairy Ingredient Imports
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January 25, 2006:: NFU Urges Canada to Support a Global Ban on Terminator Gene
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January 24, 2006:: New Government Must Aim to Raise Farm Incomes, Says NFU
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