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PRAIRIE PREMIERS MEETING SET

Released on May 9, 2002

Premier Lorne Calvert will meet tomorrow with Prairie premiers and

opposition leaders of Manitoba and Alberta to discuss strategy around

dealing with the impacts of the recent U-S Farm Bill.



The meeting will take place at the Legislature following question period.

A press conference with the three prairie leaders will follow in the

afternoon.



The $73.5 billion U-S farm subsidy bill will drive down commodity prices,

costing the prairie economy hundreds of millions of dollars.



"I believe Prairie premiers and opposition leaders must immediately discuss

how we should deal with this crippling farm bill," Calvert said. "I am

optimistic we can put forward a united voice and united strategy if there

is any hope of fighting the U-S Farm Bill."



Premier Calvert, Premier Doer and several national farm groups have already

agreed the federal government must come forward and help Canadian farmers

during this trade crisis.



"We will continue to lobby the Chretien government for a trade injury

payment," Premier Calvert said. "Trade issues are a federal

responsibility. The federal government negotiates trade deals through the

WTO at the international level, so it is therefore reasonable the federal

government should support its provinces when there has been trade injury."



Federal Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief has said if Ottawa puts any

money into trade injury, the provinces must share the cost.



"Mr. Vanclief's statement is completely and utterly unreasonable," Calvert

said. "No other province or state in North America or the European Union

pays any money toward trade injury. In every other country in the world,

this is the responsibility of the national government - why should this be

any different in Canada?"



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James Millar

Director, Media Services

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-6349

Cell: (306) 537-2392

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