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PREMIER URGES U.S. PRESIDENT TO OPEN BORDER

Released on December 1, 2004

Premier Lorne Calvert spoke on behalf of Canadian cattle producers when he used a conversation with the President of the United States to urge George W. Bush to re-open the U.S. border to live cattle imports.

The brief meeting between the two leaders focused specifically on the border closure.

"I believe that the President of the United States is well-briefed on this issue, and is aware of the importance of this situation to us." Calvert said. "He indicated to me that he understands the deep frustration we feel and producers in Canada feel over this matter. While continuing to offer caution about the necessary bureaucratic process in the United States that will be undertaken, he gave me his assurance the White House would expedite the process as much as is possible. I was left, as a result of our conversation with the impression of some real, genuine concern on this issue."

The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to live imports of Canadian beef since May of 2003, after a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE was discovered. The Premier emphasized to the President there is no scientific basis for keeping the border closed, and reiterated that Canadian producers are suffering every day it is not open.

President Bush has not given a firm date for re-opening the border, but he has publicly urged the Office of Management and Budget to move as quickly as possible.

Premier Calvert also met with Prime Minister Paul Martin and urged him to work with his U.S. counterpart to develop better means of resolving trade conflicts between the United States and Canada, so the impact of future incidents of a similar nature will not be as devastating to the affected industry.

"We need a better way to resolve disputes that will inevitably occur between two large trading partners," Calvert said.

Calvert also had the chance to speak about the border closure with members of Bush's cabinet, including outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell and incoming Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Calvert said this trip to Ottawa was an important opportunity for the President and his top advisors to hear in person how the impact has hurt Saskatchewan's agricultural industry.

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