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ISSUES - Agriculture News Releases & Columns - 1995-2005 |
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2005
- Dec.
21, 2005 - CONSERVATIVE PARTY REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO AGRICULTURE
. . . click
here
- October
21, 2005 - During today's Question Period, Breitkreuz asked
how long farmers can expect to wait for long overdue CAIS
payments (audio) . . . listen
now
- October
20, 2005 - Breitkreuz uses Bill C-37 debate to highlight Liberal
ignorance toward agriculture (audio) . . . listen
now
- October
17, 2005 - An
open letter to Hon. Andy Mitchell, Hon. Mark Wartman and Hon.
Lorne Calvert
- October
13, 2005 - COMBINES
FLOATING ACROSS WATER TO HARVEST THE 2005 CROP
- October
4, 2005 - FARMERS MAY BE HIT BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, AGAIN
- Sept.
29, 2005 - MOST
FARMERS PAYING OVER $100 A DAY IN TAXES ON FUEL ALONE
- August
31, 2005 - LIBERAL
GOVERNMENT RELEGATES AGRICULTURE CONCERNS TO THE BACKBURNER
- July
18, 2005 A
VICTORY FOR THE CANADIAN LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
- June
21, 2005 CONSERVATIVE
PARTY GRANTED AMICUS STATUS IN U.S. BORDER CASE
- May
17, 2005 - Breitkreuz:
For some farmers this is a battle for survival
- April
18, 2005 - Breitkreuz
speaks in support of Bill to amend Canada Grain Act and Canada
Transportation Act
- March
2, 2005 LIBERALS
IGNORE CANADIAN FARMERS IN BUDGET
- February
18, 2005 Media
Advisory - Agriculture Forum 2005 rebroadcasted on CPAC
- February
8, 2005 Breitkreuz’s
2005 Agricultural Forum a Success
- February
4, 2005 LOCAL
VOICES HEARD DURING AGRICULTURE DEBATE
- January
13, 2005 Stephen
Harper's Speech at Agriculture Forum
2004
- December
20, 2004 Agriculture
Forum 2005
- November
25, 2004 BREITKREUZ
STRESSES NEED FOR AG DISASTER PROGRAM
- October
14, 2004 BREITKREUZ
URGES CITY COUSINS TO WALK IN RURAL FOOTSTEPS
- October
8, 2004 BREITKREUZ
SPEAKS UP FOR YORKTON-MELVILLE ON AGRICULTURE CRISIS
- October
7, 2004 - Breitkreuz points out inadequacies of Throne Speech
in relation to agriculture . . . click
here
- September
28, 2004 LIBERALS
FINALLY AWARE OF THE BSE CRISIS
- September
10, 2004 OPEN
LETTER TO THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
- August
19, 2004 Liberals
place Canadian cattle industry in U.S. politicians’ hands
- August
5, 2004 BREITKREUZ
STRESSES NEED FOR SLAUGHTER FACILITIES FOLLOWING AG REPORT
- July
21, 2004 Open
Letter to Andrew Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- July
9, 2004 BSE
TOP PRIORITY AT EMERGENCY MEETING OF CONSERVATIVE PARTY MPs
- April
29, 2004 WILL
THE LIBERALS FORCE US TO FEED BEANO AND TUMS TO OUR COWS?
- February
23, 2004 Monday
February 23, 2004 - Standing Committee on Agriculture and
Agri-Food
- February
20, 2004 OPEN
LETTER TO THE FEDERAL MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
- February
20, 2004 Wednesday
February 18, 2004 - Standing Committee on Agriculture and
Agri-Food
- February
20, 2004 Monday
February 16, 2004-Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
- February
13, 2004FARMERS
SUFFER BECAUSE OF LIBERAL SCANDALS
- January
16, 2004 BREITKREUZ
TAKES SASKATCHEWAN AGRICULTURE ISSUES BACK TO OTTAWA
2003
2002
- October
23, 2002CANADIAN
WHEAT BOARD UNFAIRLY PENALIZING PRAIRIE FARMERS
- October
9, 2002BREITKREUZ
URGES GOVERNMENT TO END GRAIN HANDLERS LOCKOUT
- October
1, 2002THRONE
SPEECH IGNORES PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURE
- August
1, 2002 An
open letter to Hon. Lyle Vanclief and Hon. Ralph Goodale
- June
19, 2002BILL
C-15B SENATE AMENDMENT DEAL EXPOSED AS HOAX
- June
4, 2002CWB
USES FARMERS’ MONEY TO SUPPORT LIBERAL PARTY FUNDRAISER
- May
6, 2002THE
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT JUST DOESN’T CARE ABOUT RURAL CANADA
- March
1, 2002Breitkreuz
Says The CWB Audit Should Raise Concerns
- February
19, 2002BREITKREUZ
SPEAKS UP FOR LANDOWNERS ON ENDANGERED SPECIES BILL
- January
18, 2002Voice
Of Saskatchewan Farmers Heard Across Canada
2001
- November
20, 2001 Motion
To Modernize the Canadian Wheat Board Dies On Floor Of The
House of Commons
- November
7, 2001 U.S.
Farm Subsidies A Barrier to Freer Trade
- October
24, 2001 Breitkreuz
Says Feds Should Cover Crop Insurance Shortfall
- September
28, 2001Breitkreuz
Uses Emergency Debate To Show Liberals Out Of Touch With Agriculture
- June
11, 2001 GOODALE
NOT RESPONSIVE TO ORGANIC FARMERS
- May
30, 2001STATISTICS
CANADA REPORT SHOWS GOVERNMENT HAS DONE TOO LITTLE
TO ADDRESS THE AGRICULTURE
CRISIS IN SASKATCHEWAN
- March
30, 2001 Alliance
MPs Push For Plan To Combat Foot & Mouth Disease
- February
23, 2001 Canadian
Alliance Brings Huge Ontario Farm Rally To the Government's
Attention
- February
20, 2001 Government
Condemned For Risking Jobs Over Unnecessary Blockade
- February
8, 2001 FARMERS
WILL BECOME THE "SPECIES AT RISK" IF LIBERALS
DON’T AMEND ACT
2000
- October
20, 2000 Open
Letter to Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief About Farm Income
Crisis
- October
5, 2000 Liberals
Slam Door Shut On Committee Meetings
- September
20, 2000 AIDA Program
Spending Lots of Money But Accomplishing Little
- September
13, 2000 Government's
New Grain Transportation Bill Headed For Disaster
- June
7, 2000 Government
Stalls Farmers' Payments
- May
12, 2000 Grain
Transportation Announcement Is More Empty Promises
- April
20, 2000 Canadian
Alliance Unveils - "Agriculture - A Vision For The Future"
- April
14, 2000 Liberals
Job Destruction Grants Hurting Canadian Farmers
- March
24, 2000 Organic
Farmers Beware - The Government Wants To Control You Too!
- March
3, 2000 Government
Ready To Give Up On Grain Transportation Reform
- February
24, 2000 Government
Takes Shirts Off Of Farmers Backs
- February
2, 2000 Concerns
Of Farmers Now Being Taken To Ottawa
- January
17, 2000 Breitkreuz
Takes Message From Farmers To Toronto
- December
13, 2000 Open
Letter of Invitation to Prime Minister Jean Chretien
1999
- December
2, 1999 Ag
Committee Not Giving Farmers A Fair Hearing
- November
30, 1999 Where's
The Equality In These Sentences?
- November
19, 1999 Breitkreuz
Tells PM Farm Aid-- not Foreign Aid-- Is Needed
- October
29, 1999 Breitkreuz
Challenges Prime Minister to Fight For Canada's Farmers
- October
26, 1999 Breitkreuz
Puts "Faces" On Farm Income Crisis
- October
4, 1999 Three
News Reports Prove Farm Income Crisis Is Getting Worse
- September
27, 1999 Vanclief
Should Have Told Farmers The Whole Story
- September
23, 1999 Are
There Two Types of Justice for Canadian Farmers?
- August
25, 1999 Wake
Up Call For Liberals - Only 7% of Saskatchewan Farmers Qualify
For AIDA
- July
8, 1999 Farmers
Protest but Agriculture Minister will Still Not Listen
- June
28, 1999 MPs,
Senators and Farmers Discuss Concerns about Cross-border Trade
- June
10, 1999 Federal
Government Out-of-Touch with Farm Crisis on the Prairies
- June
9, 1999 Canadian
Wheat Board Minister Ignores Value Added Industry in Saskatchewan
- June
1, 1999 Liberal
Disaster Relief Package Not Enough To Avoid Tragedy on the
Prairies
- May
10, 1999 Liberals
Agriculture Income Disaster Assistance Program a Disaster
- April
30, 1999 Liberals
Admit Farmers are Going to Wait and Wait
- March
25, 1999 AIDA
Program A Make Work Project For Bureaucrats and Accountants
- March
19, 1999 Let
This Be The Last Strike By Public Servants To Stop Western
Grain
1998
- December
9, 1998 CWB
Election Suspect - Reform Demands Independent Audit
- December
8, 1998 Survey
Says "Farmers Need Help and They Need It NOW"
- November
25, 1998 Vanclief
Doesn't Need To Go To Cabinet To Give Farmers A Break
- November
5, 1998 Liberals
Broke Their Red Book Promises and Now Refuse to Help Farmers
- November
3, 1998 Vanclief
Says Farmers Shouldn't Expect to Make Living From Farming
- October
30, 1998 Farm
Income Crisis Taking Its Toll - Calls to Farm Stress Line
Double
- October
22, 1998 Farm
Income Crisis Needs to be Addressed
- October
21, 1998 Vanclief
Still Doesn't Get It - Farmers Can't Live Off Hot Air
- October
7, 1998 Breitkreuz
Alerts Government of Impending Farm Income Crisis
- September
23, 1998 Government
Fiddles while Farmers Burn up Time and Money at U.S. Border
- June
17, 1998 Manning
Assigns Breitkreuz Deputy Agriculture Critic
- May
29, 1998 Breitkreuz
Welcomes Wheat Board Bill back to the House of Commons
- February
18, 1998 A
Very Dark Day for Democracy Under the Liberal Politburo
- February
9, 1998 An
Open Letter to the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister Responsible
for the Canadian Wheat Board
- February
4, 1998 Goodale
Accused of Contempt in House of Commons
1995-97
- November
19, 1997 Breitkreuz’
Amendments Would Make the CWB Truly Accountable; Every
farmer has the right to own the fruit his own labour
- October
8, 1997 Breitkreuz
Cut Off During Debate of Wheat Board Bill
- October
3, 1997 Saskatchewan
Farmers Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- November
26, 1996 Is
This What the Liberals Mean by "Justice"
- September
17, 1996 "Covered-up
Angus Reid Survey shows only 8% of farmers want status quo
in CWB."
- June
20, 1996 Breitkreuz
Supports Giving Farmers More Choices in Grain Marketing
- June
19, 1996 Breitkreuz
Questions Liberal Strong-Arm Tactics against Farmers
- May
30, 1996 Goodale
Destroying the Wheat Board
- June
30, 1995 "Stupid
Move to Fire Port of Churchill Manager," says Breitkreuz
- June
21, 1995 Liberals
Pass Law Forcing CN to Keep HQ in Montreal
- May
17, 1995 Privatization
of CN, The Crow Buy-Out & The Port of Churchill
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