NFU warns new trade agreement with EU could crush Canadian farmers
National Farmer Union | 3 August 2010
NFU warns new trade agreement with EU could crush Canadian farmers
While farmers throughout the Maritimes are spending long days cutting hay and harvesting their crops, the Canadian government and the European Union (EU) are negotiating a new "free trade" agreement, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
National Farmers Union (NFU) President, Terry Boehm, warns this agreement will further intensify Canada’s farm income crisis. "The CETA would mean many changes, but none more negative than its effect to extinguish farmers’ rights to save and re-use seeds," states Boehm.
– Read the full release - NFU Warns New Trade Agreement With EU Could Crush Farmers
– CETA Fact Sheet
– What you can do to protect your seed and your democratic rights
