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2006-12-04
MINISTER STRAHL ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
OF NEW DIRECTOR TO THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced
the appointment of Glen Findlay to the Board of Directors of the
Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).
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ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR CANADA'S BEEF AND CATTLE INDUSTRY
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today issued
the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) restarted the administrative process to further normalize
beef and cattle trade.
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MINISTER STRAHL STATEMENT ON U.S. BORDER INSPECTION AND USER FEES
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today issued
the following statement related to the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) decision to delay implementation of an interim rule that
removes the exemption for agricultural quarantine inspections (AQI)
of fruit and vegetables originating in Canada and the collection
of fees to recover the costs of these inspections.
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CANADA APPLAUDS WTO RULING ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM IMPORTS
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade, and
the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today welcomed the World
Trade Organization’s (WTO) adoption of a ruling against the
European Union (EU) treatment of imports of genetically modified
organisms (GMOs).
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