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Ritz should not wait 45 days, must offer Ontario farmers unequivocal sign of support now, ‘don’t bail on your farms,’ says Grit MP Valeriote
But Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said the federal government is ‘absolutely’ ready to respond to the worst drought to hit Eastern Ontario in 47 years, but as farmers deal with crisp fields and stunted crops, the government will take up to 45 days to decide whether to hand out additional aid.
Photograph handout courtesy of Liberal MP Frank Veleriote's office, The Hill Times
Liberal MP Frank Valeriote, pictured recently with farmer Steve Eby, in his Guelph, Ont., largely rural riding.
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Ritz should not wait 45 days, must offer Ontario farmers unequivocal sign of support now, ‘don’t bail on your farms,’ says Grit MP Valeriote
But Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said the federal government is ‘absolutely’ ready to respond to the worst drought to hit Eastern Ontario in 47 years, but as farmers deal with crisp fields and stunted crops, the government will take up to 45 days to decide whether to hand out additional aid.
Photograph handout courtesy of Liberal MP Frank Veleriote's office, The Hill Times
Liberal MP Frank Valeriote, pictured recently with farmer Steve Eby, in his Guelph, Ont., largely rural riding.
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