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U.S. court blocks Canadian cattle
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| TrueToTheCrew |
Wow eh?
Not even a week after we recanted our promise to join missile defence, washington sends us a message.
Good job paul. Hope all you NDPers/Liberals are happy now.
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| quote: | U.S. court blocks Canadian cattle
Last Updated Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:33:25 EST
CBC News
BILLINGS, MONT. - A judge in Montana has granted a temporary injunction to stop the U.S. government from reopening the border next week to Canadian cattle.
INDEPTH: Mad Cow Disease
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) which claims if the border reopens it will cause producers immediate and irreparable damage.
U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull, who said he would give his written reasons Wednesday or Thursday, told the lobby group for American ranchers that they should apply for a permanent injunction.
It is likely the U.S. Department of Agriculture will appeal his decision, but it is unknown whether an appeal could be heard quickly enough to make a difference for the reopening date.
The border was set to open to young cattle, those under 30 months, starting on Monday, March 7 and Canadian producers were beginning to ready shipments for the first time in 21 months.
"It's definitely not a good day for our industry," said Ted Haney, president of the Canada Beef Export Federation, adding that it may be time to start investigating Canada's options under the World Trade Agreement or the North American Free Trade Agreement.
FROM JAN. 12, 2005: Don't open border to cattle, U.S. politicians say
R-CALF claims that reopening the border will hurt the U.S. cattle industry economically, pose a threat to consumers and create losses of up to $3 billion US.
They said the border reopening would increase the risk of importing contaminated beef products from cattle infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy into the U.S. They argue that would shatter consumer confidence in the American cattle industry.
Canada would ship two million animals south in the first 12 months if the border reopens, R-CALF says. The American cattle industry has been reaping high prices for their animals since the border closed.
The group also claims Canada has failed to adequately test for BSE and that letting Canadian cattle into the U.S. could harm trade negotiations with countries like Japan. Japan closed its borders to the U.S. after a Canadian-born cow tested positive in Washington state.
The U.S. banned Canadian cattle imports in May 2003 when mad cow disease was discovered in a Canadian cow.
Late last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared Canada was a minimal risk country.
During Wednesday's hearing, Cebull asked a number of questions about whether American consumers would be aware of where their beef came from and how great the risk of a BSE-infected animal crossing the border. The USDA argued the risk would be minimal.
R-CALF succeeded last year in obtaining an injunction to halt a USDA decision to allow additional cuts of meat from Canada, also argued in front of Cebull.
International Trade Minister Jim Peterson said the ruling was "a real setback."
"We will use every possible measure we can to get the border reopened again," Peterson said. "We received assurances the border would be open March 7, we agreed it would be a science-based determination, and the Americans came up and inspected all the processes and found them to be the highest standard.
"I'm very disappointed."
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| Transmotion |
| guess what,if Canada joins Missile defense shield, who is gonna pay for all the stuff they want to build? yes,we will pay for that - and you will accuse liberals again of spending 10-20 billions on useless missiles. |
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| TrueToTheCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Transmotion
guess what,if Canada joins Missile defense shield, who is gonna pay for all the stuff they want to build? yes,we will pay for that - and you will accuse liberals again of spending 10-20 billions on useless missiles. |
Actually your wrong. The U.S. wants it and all they want from us is our northern land. Im sure they'd even pay rent too. |
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| Transmotion |
| quote: | Originally posted by TrueToTheCrew
Actually your wrong. The U.S. wants it and all they want from us is our northern land. Im sure they'd even pay rent too. |
you are sure? oookay :rolleyes:
and they invaded Iraq just because they thought Saddam got missiles?
politics is all about business and making money. |
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| Jayx1 |
its time to get rid of the Liberals. They are selling our country out for their own political agenda.
The US didnt want any money from us for their shield. Just the agreement that they could shoot down rogue missles over our northern landscape. Well guess what? They will anyways and now they are striking back at us through economics.
Mr Dithers (aka Paul Martin) strikes again |
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| rabbitjoker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
(Americans requested) the agreement that they could shoot down rogue missles over our northern landscape. Well guess what? They will anyways and now they are striking back at us through economics. |
Bingo.
See how politics works? Canada won't let Americans protect themselves if a missle is coming through Canadian airspace? Fine.
No cattle exports to the US from Canada.
I sometimes think that the MP's in Ottawa don't think beyond their own fingertips when they make decisions. |
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| Jayx1 |
| Most people dont think beyond the immediate issue. This is why so many people call for such silly bans without realizing the future implications of setting these precidents. |
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| arek |
| no hamburgers for the states than, em. |
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| RobbyG. |
| Why am I not surprised...I knew it was gonna cost us :sadgreen: |
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| TrueToTheCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by arek
no hamburgers for the states than, em. |
I guess the $7 billion ripped out of our economy doesnt hurt? |
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| colonelcrisp |
| sweet no beef for me. if the states wants to play hardball, i think we should legislate closing our border to them for ooooo lets say quebec/labrador's hydroelectric grid which pretty much keeps new york city in the clear, or BC's freshwater wich the thirsy californians love so much.... |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by colonelcrisp
sweet no beef for me. if the states wants to play hardball, i think we should legislate closing our border to them for ooooo lets say quebec/labrador's hydroelectric grid which pretty much keeps new york city in the clear, or BC's freshwater wich the thirsy californians love so much.... |
We are the only ones who will end up suffering from all this, we can't play hardball with the US come on who are you kidding. If anything they'll re-route their power grids and will be OK suffering set backs in the short run, but for us it's death - it's not like we're giving them our power for free, they are paying for it. |
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